Table 4.
Understanding of HIV care and treatment among adolescents living with HIV with and without viral suppression
| Understanding in HIV care and treatment | Total (n = 328) n (%) |
Latest viral load count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 1000 RNA copies/mL (n = 76) | < 1000 RNA copies/mL (n = 252) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Preference in receiving HIV care and treatment services | |||
| Pediatric ART clinic | 217 (66.2) | 44 (57.9) | 173 (68.7) |
| Adult ART clinic | 111 (38.8) | 32 (42.1) | 79 (31.3) |
| Preferred to discuss questions related to health, sexual life, or daily life with | |||
| Health care providers | 67 (20.4) | 12 (15.8) | 55 (21.8) |
| Counselors/peer educators | 19 (5.8) | 5 (6.6) | 14 (5.6) |
| Friends | 44 (13.4) | 4 (5.3) | 40 (15.9) |
| Family | 157 (47.9) | 47 (61.8) | 110 (43.7) |
| Other | 41 (12.5) | 8 (10.5) | 33 (13.1) |
| Could recognize when you are sick | 236 (72.0) | 177 (70.2) | 59 (77.6) |
| Preparedness to manage your treatment going forward | |||
| Very prepared | 42 (12.8) | 9 (11.8) | 33 (13.1) |
| Somewhat prepared | 249 (75.9) | 57 (75.0) | 192 (76.2) |
| Somewhat unprepared | 21 (6.4) | 9 (11.8) | 12 (4.8) |
| Very unprepared | 16 (4.9) | 1 (1.3) | 15 (6.0) |
| Know when you need to call a doctor | 264 (80.5) | 58 (76.3) | 206 (81.7) |
| Responsible for making appointments | 151 (46.0) | 28 (36.8) | 123 (48.8) |
| Responsible for refilling own medicines | 177 (54.0) | 35 (46.1) | 142 (56.3) |
| Feel comfortable asking questions | 44 (13.4) | 10 (13.2) | 34 (13.5) |
| Difficult to remember to take medicines | 78 (23.8) | 12 (15.8) | 66 (26.2) |
| Stop taking medicines when you feel better | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) |
| Stop taking medicines when you feel worse | 36 (11.0) | 12 (15.8) | 24 (9.5) |
| Have missed medicines in the past 4 days | 46 (14.0) | 13 (17.1) | 33 (13.1) |
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