Table 4.
Correlates of virologic failure among patients who experienced PLLV at Kenyatta National Hospital between 2015 and 2021.
| Variables | Frequency | n = 55 | OR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 506 | n (%) | |||
| Age (SD) | 0.043 | |||
| Age at HIV diagnosis | 0.002 | |||
| Minimum VL at PLLV | 0.007 | |||
| Maximum VL at PLLV | 0.0001 | |||
| Age group | ||||
| 1 to 9 | 37 | 4 (7.3) | 1.433 (0.43-4.79) | 0.559 |
| 10 to 19 | 38 | 8 (14.5) | 3.152 (1.17-8.51) | 0.024 |
| 20 to 24 | 14 | 4 (7.3) | 4.727 (1.27-17.57) | 0.02 |
| 25 to 30 | 16 | 5 (9) | 5.372 (1.58-18.25) | 0.007 |
| 31 to 40 | 79 | 6 (11) | 0.971 (0.34-2.74) | 0.956 |
| 41 to 50 | 181 | 17 (31) | 1.225 (0.56-2.71) | 0.616 |
| 51 and above | 141 | 11 (20) | 1 | |
| First viral load | ||||
| 1000 and above | 108 | 24 (43.6) | 3.929 (1.68-9.18) | 0.002 |
| 200 to 999 | 57 | 13 (23.6) | 4.062 (1.79-10.48) | 0.004 |
| 20 to 199 | 223 | 10 (18.3) | 0.646 (0.25 -1.68) | 0.37 |
| Nondetectable | 118 | 8 (14.5) | 1 | |
| VL status at PLLV | ||||
| Viral blips | 160 | 28 (51) | 4.545 (2.32-8.91) | 0.0001 |
| All VL > 200 to 999 | 32 | 13 (23.6) | 14.662 (6.05-35.56) | 0.0001 |
| All VL ≤ 199 | 314 | 14 (25.4) | 1 | |
| Start VL at PLLV | ||||
| 500 to 999 | 43 | 12 (22) | 4.935 (2.29-10.65) | 0.0001 |
| 200 to 499 | 78 | 15 (27) | 3.036 (1.53-6.00) | 0.0001 |
| 20 to 199 | 385 | 28 (51) | 1 |