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Table 3 Treatment failure compare between regimen groups. Rate of sustainable viral load level > 1000 copies/ml at 24 weeks and at 48 weeks was calculated along side the median viral load. Virological failure rate decrease in both treatment regimens and was high in the NVP regimen compare to EFV

From: Rate of viral load change and adherence of HIV adult patients treated with Efavirenz or Nevirapine antiretroviral regimens at 24 and 48 weeks in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a longitudinal cohort study

ART regimen

Rate of sustainable viral load level > 1000 copies/ml

Viral outcome at baseline

Viral outcome at 24 weeks

Viral outcome at 48 weeks

n

Median VL (copies/ml)

n

Median VL (copies/ml)

VFR(%)

n

Median VL (copies/ml)

VFR(%)

EFV

80

6510

52

4440

48.1%

12

1345

12%

NVP

84

6930

64

6290

76.1%

32

1656

40%

Total

164

6930

116

6245

60.4%

44

1532

24%

  1. Abbreviations: EFV Efavirenz, NVP Nevirapine, VFR Virological Failure Rate, VL Viral load, n number of patients