Table 2. Predictors of detectable viral load1 among adults who are currently taking ART, Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey, 2012.
| Variable | Number/ Total | Weighted % (95% CI2) | OR3 (95% CI2) | p-value | Adjusted OR3,4 (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 73/266 | 26·1 (20·0–32·1) | — | |||
| Sex | 0·630 | |||||
| Female | 53/194 | 27·2 (19·7–34·7) | 1·2 (0·6–2·3) | |||
| Male | 20/72 | 24·1 (14·0–34·2) | Ref | |||
| Age category (Years) | 0·005 | |||||
| 15–29 | 20/43 | 46·5 (29·4–63·6) | 3·0 (1·4–6·6) | 3·1 (1·4–6·9) | 0·006 | |
| 30–64 | 53/223 | 22·3 (29·4–63·6) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Residence | 0·458 | |||||
| Rural | 42/145 | 28·2 (19·6–36·7) | 1·3 (0·7–2·4) | |||
| Urban | 31/121 | 23·6 (15·0–32·1) | Ref | |||
| Marital status | 0·377 | |||||
| Unmarried/not cohabitating | 32/108 | 29·5 (19·0–39·9) | 1·3 (0·7–2·5) | |||
| Married/cohabitating | 41/158 | 24·0 (17·0–31·0) | Ref | |||
| Ever widowed | 0·795 | |||||
| No | 49/178 | 25·5 (18·6–32·5) | 0·9 (0·5–1·8) | |||
| Yes | 24/88 | 27·3 (15·6–39·0) | Ref | |||
| Education | 0·238 | |||||
| No primary | 6/39 | 16·3 (1·4–31·2) | Ref | |||
| Complete primary | 29/80 | 33·1 (21·6–44·5) | 2·5 (0·7–8·9) | |||
| Secondary + | 38/147 | 24·3 (16·7–31·9) | 1·6 (0·5–5·3) | |||
| Wealth index | 0·379 | |||||
| Lowest | 12/41 | 29·5 (11·5–47·4) | 2·3 (0·6–8·3) | |||
| Second | 15/62 | 20·8 (9·5–32·1) | 1·4 (0·4–4·7) | |||
| Middle | 15/53 | 29·0 (18·5–39·4) | 2·2 (0·7–6·6) | |||
| Fourth | 23/69 | 34·5 (19·7–49·3) | 2·9 (0·8–9·9) | |||
| Highest | 8/41 | 15·6 (2·7–28·4) | Ref | |||
| Missed doses | 0·086 | |||||
| Yes | 12/29 | 46·1 (25·7–66·5) | 2·8 (1·1–7·2) | 2·6 (1·0–7·1) | 0·049 | |
| Unknown | 19/67 | 24·3 (13·8–34·8) | 1·0 (0·5–2·1) | 0·9 (0·4–1·9) | 0·694 | |
| No | 42/170 | 23·4 (15·7–31·2) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Time in care | 0·825 | |||||
| <24 months | 12/45 | 22·6 (11·1–34·0) | 0·8 (0·4–1·8) | |||
| 24+ months | 41/151 | 26·9 (18·3–35·4) | 1·0 (0·5–2·0) | |||
| Unknown | 20/70 | 26·6 (15·7–37·5) | Ref | |||
| TB co-infection | 0·561 | |||||
| No | 56/202 | 27·0 (19·7–34·3) | Ref | |||
| Yes | 17/64 | 23·2 (12·7–33·7) | 0·8 (0·4–1·6) | |||
| Number of sex partners in past 12 months | 0·833 | |||||
| None | 21/83 | 24·3 (14·1–34·4) | Ref | |||
| 1 | 45/154 | 27·5 (19·7–35·2) | 1·2 (0·6–2·2) | |||
| 2+ | 7/29 | 23·2 (6·1–40·3) | 0·9 (0·3–2·8) | |||
| Condom use at last sex | 0·520 | |||||
| Yes | 27/105 | 23·5 (15·5–31·5) | Ref | |||
| No | 25/78 | 31·7 (19·5–44·0) | 1·5 (0·7–3·2) | |||
| Not sexually active | 21/83 | 24·3 (14·1–34·4) | 1·0 (0·6–2·0) | |||
| Consistent condom use with all partners in past 12 months | 0·889 | |||||
| Yes | 23/80 | 25·8 (16·7–35·0) | Ref | |||
| No | 29/103 | 27·6 (18·3–37·0) | 1·1 (0·6–2·1) | |||
| Not sexually active | 21/83 | 24·3 (14·1–34·4) | 0.9 (0·5–1·7) |
1Detectable viral load defined as HIV RNA concentration ≥550 copies/mL.
2Confidence Interval.
3Odds Ratio.
4Multivariate model adjusted for variables that were significant at <0·1 in the bivariate model: Age-group and missed doses.