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 (%)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yes

62 (50%)

62 (50%)

0.10 (0.06- .19)

< 0.001

No

165 (90.7%)

17 (9.3%)

1.0

 

TB confirmed

Yes

23 (79.3)

6 (20.7)

1.4 (0.5-3.5)

0.501

No

203 (73.6)

73 (26.4)

1.0