Table 3.
Stratified and combined adjusted analysis to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on viral detectability (a measure of adherence to ART) using multivariable logistic regression.
Type of regimen | ART Start Year | Dispensing interval (Months) | Overall | |||||
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One | Three | Six | ||||||
OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | ||
TLD/TafED* | < 2019 2019+ | Ref 2.51 (1.31, 9.03) | 0.012 | 1 2.38 (0.95, 5.98) | 0.064 | 1 4.75 (3.52, 6.41) | < 0.001 | 1 4.26 (3.25, 5.58) ** |
TLE/Atripla* | < 2019 2019+ | Ref 1.74 (0.27, 11.30) | 0.564 | 1 7.54(0.49,115.8) | 0.147 | 1 4.67 (2.16, 10.08) | < 0.001 | 1 4.13 (2.06, 8.29) ** |
Combined** | < 2019 2019+ | Ref 2.97 (1.25, 7.05) | 0.014 | 1 2.63 (1.13, 6.12) | 0.025 | 1 4.62 (3.51, 6.10) | < 0.001 | 1 4.14 (3.22, 5.31)*** |
*Having adjusted for sex, age, CD4, and WHO clinical stage. **Adjusted for sex, age, CD4, WHO clinical stage, and the type of first-line ART regimen. ***Overall estimates between U=U campaign categories while controlling for sex, age, CD4 count, WHO clinical stage, type of first-line regimen, and ART dispensing interval. Refer to Figure 2 for the margins plot of these overall adjusted estimates. TLD (TDF/3TC/DTG): Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/Lamivudine/Dolutegravir, TafED (TAF/FTC/DTG): Tenofovir alafenamide/Emtricitabine/Dolutegravir, TLE (TDF/3TC/EFV): Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/Lamivudine/Efavirenz, and Atripla (TDF/FTC/EFV): Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/Lamivudine/Efavirenz.