Table 3: Factors associated with viral suppression.
Variable |
Suppressed |
Unsuppressed |
OR (95% CI) |
P value |
Mean age (SD) |
16.8 (4.3) |
17.9 (4.0) |
- |
0.044 |
Categories, n (%) |
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10-14 |
79 (83.2%) |
16 (16.8%) |
1.0 |
|
15-19 |
80 (69.6%) |
35 (30.4%) |
0.5 (0.2-0.9) |
0.022 |
20-24 |
68 (70.8%) |
28 (29.2%) |
0.5 (0.2-1.0) |
0.043 |
Gender |
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Male |
100 (73.5%) |
36 (26.5%) |
0.9 (0.6-1.6) |
0.815 |
Female |
127 (74.75%) |
43 (25.3%) |
1.0 |
|
Education level |
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Primary |
94 (75.2%) |
31 (24.8%) |
0.6 (0.2-1.7) |
0.343 |
Secondary |
54 (71.1%) |
22 (28.9%) |
0.5 (0.2-1.4) |
0.191 |
Tertiary |
54 (72%) |
21 (28.0%) |
0.5 (0.2-1.5) |
0.224 |
Not in school |
25 (83.3%) |
5 (16.7%) |
1.0 |
|
Education |
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In school |
202 (73.2%) |
74 (26.8%) |
0.5 (0.2-1.5) |
0.228 |
Not in school |
25 (83.3%) |
5 (16.7%) |
1.0 |
|
Median months on ART (IQR) |
86 (32-114) |
75 (17-115) |
- |
0.495 |
Defaulted ART |
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Yes |
67 (47.2%) |
75 (52.8%) |
0.22 (0.01- 0.06) |
< 0.001 |
No |
160 (97.6%) |
4 (2.4%) |
1.0 |
|
Defaulted clinic appointments |
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Yes |
62 (51.7%) |
58 (48.3%) |
0.14 (0.08-0.24) |
< 0.001 |
No |
165 (88.7%) |
21 (11.3%) |
1.0 |
|
Defaulted drug refill |
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Yes |
62 (50%) |
62 (50%) |
0.10 (0.06- .19) |
< 0.001 |
No |
165 (90.7%) |
17 (9.3%) |
1.0 |
|
TB confirmed |
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Yes |
23 (79.3) |
6 (20.7) |
1.4 (0.5-3.5) |
0.501 |
No |
203 (73.6) |
73 (26.4) |
1.0 |