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. 2017 Jul 22;9(4):206–214. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx021

Table 3.

Patient and programmatic factors influencing second viral load uptake and result in six MSF-supported health centers in Maputo. Mozambique, between 2014 and 2015

Follow-up viral load uptake Patients with 2nd viral load done
Eligible follow-up VLa With follow-up VL (%) aOR (95% CI) p aOR: adjusted Odds Ratio p value With follow-up VL Follow-up VL≥3000 (%) aOR (95% CI) p value
Total 3100 1095 (35) NA (NA) NA 1095 678 (62) NA (NA) NA
Gender NS NS
 Female 1978 709 (36) 1 (NA) 709 428 (60) 1 (NA)
 Male 1122 386 (34) 0.82 (0.70–0.96) 386 250 (65) 1.15 (0.88–1.51)
Age category (years) <0.001 NS
 < 5 102 32 (31) 1.06 (0.68–1.65) 32 17 (53) 0.62 (0.30–1.29)
 5≤15 347 160 (46) 1.46 (1.14–1.87) 160 103 (64) 0.95 (0.64–1.39)
 15≤25 203 85 (42) 1.11 (0.78–1.59) 85 59 (70) 1.13 (0.63–2.00)
 25≤35 687 183 (27) 0.70 (0.57–0.86) 183 119 (65) 1.38 (0.95–1.98)
 >35 1761 635 (36) 1 (NA) 635 380 (60) 1 (NA)
Year ART start <0.001 NS
 < 2010 1009 406 (40) 3.84 (2.71–5.42) 406 247 (61) 1.13 (0.60–2.11)
 2010–2013 1751 641 (37) 3.59 (2.57–5.00) 641 403 (63) 1.22 (0.66–2.25)
 2014-2015 340 48 (14) 1 (NA) 48 28 (58) 1 (NA)
Service delivery <0.001 <0.001
 Conventionalb 1930 622 (32) 1 (NA) 622 398 (64) 1 (NA)
 Conventionalb & iDART 705 271 (38) 1.32 (1.10–1.59) 271 169 (62) 0.92 (0.68–1.24)
 CAG 95 54 (57) 2.67 (1.75–4.07) 54 19 (35) 0.30 (0.17–0.55)
 SAAJ 120 71 (59) 2.66 (1.71–4.13) 71 54 (76) 1.74 (0.90–3.34)
 ANC/PNC 192 52 (27) 1.05 (0.73–1.50) 52 25 (48) 0.46 (0.25–0.84)
 TB 58 25 (43) 2.67 (1.50–4.73) 25 13 (52) 0.59 (0.26–1.34)

a Eligible for a follow-up VL testing included all patients on ART with a first VL above 3000 copies/ml, and who had done their first VL more than 2 months ago.

b Conventional care is the care provided to all patients not attending the other mentioned service delivery platforms.

aOR: adjusted odds ratio; ANC: antenatal care; ART: antiretroviral therapy; CAG: community ART Groups; iDART: intelligent dispensing of ART, pharmacy software to dispense and monitor ART; NA: not applicable; NS: not significant; PNC: postnatal care; SAAJ: Servicio Apoio Amigos Jovens (Adolescent Friendly service); VL: viral load.