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. 2013 Mar 1;13:113. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-113

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of predictors for virologic failure (>400 copies/ml) among Nigerian adult patients on ART

Characteristics
 
ALL
Virologic failure
Unadjusted
p-value
Adjusted
p-value
  (n = 591) (n = 138) OR (95% CI)   OR (95% CI)  
Gender
Female
374
87 (63%)
Ref
 
Ref
0.33
Male
217
51 (37%)
1.01 (0.68 – 1.5)
0.95
1.40 (0.72-2.07)
 
Age at HAART Initiation (years)
< 30
175
42 (30.4%)
1.51 (0.98-2.3)
0.06
1.79 (1.17-2.67)
0.03
>30
416
96 (69.6%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
Currently married
Yes
339
79 (43%)
0.99 (0.68-1.46)
0.98
 
 
No
252
59 (57%)
Ref
 
 
 
Residential Distance (in kilometers)
< 50
372
90 (65%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
51 to100
80
10 (7%)
0.45 (0.22-0.92)
0.03
0.44 (0.22-0.84)
0.04
>100
143
38 (28%)
1.17 (0.73-1.87)
0.49
1.37 (0.91-2.35)
0.24
HIV disclosure
Yes
559
132 (96%)
0.75 (0.30-1.85)
0.53
 
 
No
32
6 (4%)
Ref
 
 
 
Tuberculosis History
Yes
84
26 (19%)
1.58 (0.95-2.63)
0.08
1.20 (0.72-2.28)
0.46
No
507
112 (81%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
Baseline CD4 cell count (n = 613)
< 50
85
24 (17%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
50 and < 200
317
79 (57%)
0.84 (0.49-1.44)
0.54
0.82 (0.47-1.46)
0.53
200 and <350
143
26 (19%)
0.56 (0.30-1.07)
0.08
0.54 (0.22-0.93)
0.08
350 and < 500
22
5 (4%)
0.75 (0.25-2.25)
0.61
0.48 (0.17-2.53)
0.24
>=500
24
4 (3%)
0.51 (0.16-1.64)
0.26
0.58 (0.19-2.6)
0.38
Baseline anemia Hemoglobin <10 g/dl) (n = 591)
Yes
200
58 (42%)
1.59 (1.07-2.35)
0.02
1.71 (1.22-2.61)
0.03
No
391
84 (58%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
Antiretroviral drug regimen at baseline
ZDV / 3TC / NVP or EFV
247
56 (40.6%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
D4T / 3TC / NVP or EFV
48
14 (10.1%)
1.32 (0.70-2.80)
0.34
1.35 (0.64-2.95)
0.45
TDF / 3TC of FTC / NVP or EFV
296
68 (50.3%)
0.94 (0.68-1.52)
0.93
0.90 (0.65-1.66)
0.79
Baseline Functionality
           
Working (70-100%)
460
96 (71.1%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
Ambulatory (50-70%)
106
34 (25.2% )
0.32 (0.09-1.06)
0.062
0.34 (0.12-1.18)
0.09
Bedridden (<50%)
11
5 (3.7%)
0.57 (0.16-1.99)
0.375
0.60 (0.14-1.87)
0.39
Drug adherence by pharmacy refill record
>= 95%
543
114 (80%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
< 95%
48
24 (20%)
3.76 (2.06-6.87)
0.001
3.82 (2.17-5.97)
0.001
Employment status
Employed
496
111 (80%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
Unemployed
90
26 (19%)
1.41 (0.85-2.33)
0.18
1. 37 (0.88-2.10)
0.26
Retired
1
0 (0%)
Omitted
Omitted
Omitted
 
Student
4
1 (1%)
1.16 (0.12-11.2)
0.90
1.18 (0.15-10.6)
0.94
Highest educational achievement
No formal education
283
80 (58%)
Ref
 
Ref
 
Primary education
131
26 (19%)
0.63 (0.38-1.04)
0.07
0.66 (0.39-1.07)
0.06
Secondary education
30
7 (5%)
0.77 (0.32-1.87)
0.57
0.74 (0.31-1.79)
0.61
Post-secondary / Tertiary / Advanced education (M.Sc, PhD)
147
25 (18%)
0.53 (0.32-0.88)
0.01
0.60 (0.30-0.86)
0.02
Socio-economic class
Class 1
23
6 (4%)
Ref
 
 
 
Class 2
93
18 (13%)
0.68 (0.23-1.97)
0.48
 
 
Class 3
260
55 (40%)
0.76 (0.29-2.02)
0.58
 
 
Class 4
195
55 (40%)
1.11 (0.42-2.97)
0.83
 
 
Class 5
20
4 (3%)
0.71 (0.17-2.98)
0.64
 
 
Current smoker
Yes
10
3 (2%)
1.42 (0.36-5.55)
0.62
 
 
No
581
135 (98%)
Ref
 
 
 
Current drug user
Yes
1
0 (0%)
Omitted
Omitted
 
 
No
590
138 (100%)
Ref
 
 
 
Current alcohol user
Yes
47
14 (10%)
1.44 (0.75-2.77)
0.28
 
 
No
544
124 (90%)
Ref
 
 
 
Current herbal drug user
Yes
17
6 (4%)
1.83 (0.66-5.03)
0.24
 
 
No 574 132 (96%) Ref      

In the adjusted analysis, site was adjusted for in addition to the variables whose OR are included in the table.