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Table 2 The characteristics of children that had HIV viral load suppression and those that did not after receiving IAC sessions

From: Low HIV viral suppression rates following the intensive adherence counseling (IAC) program for children and adolescents with viral failure in public health facilities in Uganda

Variables

Unsuppressed after 3 IAC sessions n = 206

Suppressed after 3 IAC sessions n = 65

P value

Duration on ART at failure

3.37 (2.27)

3.92 (2.96)

0.1160

Duration in days between result and completion of 3 IACs

227 (160)

192 (148)

0.118

Sex

 Female

99 (48.1)

28 (43.1)

0.536

 Male

107 (51.9)

37 (56.9)

 

Regimen

 EFV based

44 (21.4)

14 (21.5)

< 0.001

 NVP based

154 (74.8)

40 (61.5)

 

 PI based

8 (3.9)

11 (16.9)

 

Age

  < 3 years

20 (10.1)

4 (6.3)

0.175

 3- < 6 years

47 (23.6)

11 (17.5)

 

 6–9 years

49 (24.6)

14 (22.2)

 

 10–14 years

51 (25.6)

26 (41.3)

 

 15–19 years

32 (16.1)

8 (12.7)

 

Type of Clinic

 Urban

114 (74)

40 (26)

0.270

 Rural

92 (79)

25 (21)

 

Time to Completion of three IAC sessions

 Within 90 days

21 (21%)

77 (79%)

0.482

 More than 90 days

44 (26%)

123 (74%)