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Table 2 Results showing relationship between baseline characteristics and undetectable viral load among study participants

From: Antiretroviral therapy initiation within seven days of enrolment: outcomes and time to undetectable viral load among children at an urban HIV clinic in Uganda

Variable

Undetectable viral load, N = 367

P value

Yes, n (%)

No, n (%)

Sex

  

0.908

 Male

91 (47.4)

84 (48.0)

 

 Female

101 (52.6)

91 (52.0)

 

Age group

  

0.163

 0–5

133 (69.3)

136 (77.7)

 

 6–15

49 (25.5)

34 (19.4)

 

 15–18

10 (5.2)

5 (2.9)

 

Timing of ART initiation

  

0.065

 Within 7 days

103 (53.7)

77 (44.0)

 

 Beyond 7 days

89 (46.3)

98 (56.0)

 

Mean baseline weight (SD)

14.4 (14.0)

11.1 (9.4)

0.007*

Baseline creatinine level

28.6 (11.2)

27.6 (12.0)

0.705

Baseline haemoglobin level

10.02 (1.9)

9.57 (1.64)

0.020*

Adherence on ART

  

0.001*

 Good adherence (Pill count based) (≥3 consecutive visits)

38 (19.8)

72 (41.1)

 

 Inconsistent adherence

154 (80.2)

103 (58.9)

 

Baseline Nutrition status

  

0.745

 Normal limits & mild malnutrition

102 (53.1)

90 (51.4)

 

 Moderate & severe malnutrition

90 (46.9)

85 (48.6)

 

TB status

  

0.067

 Positive

15 (7.8)

24 (13.7)

 

 Negative

177 (92.2)

151 (86.3)

 

Baseline ART regimen

  

0.121

 Nevirapine based

66 (34.4)

77 (44.0)

 

 Efavirenz based

44 (22.9)

28 (16.0)

 

 Protease Inhibitor based

75 (39.1)

60 (34.3)

 

 Triple RTI

7 (3.7)

10 (5.7)

 

WHO clinical stage

  

0.089

 I & II

79 (41.2)

57 (32.6)

 

 III & IV

113 (58.8)

118 (67.4)

 
  1. *Significance at p < 0.05