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. 2021 May;21(Suppl):18–24. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i1.4S

Table 2.

Distribution of Adherence Factors against Viral Suppression among Children and Adolescents

Viral Suppression Totals χ2 (p-value)
Yes No
Gender
Male 69 (78.4%) 19 (21.6%) 88
(49.4%)
1.642 (0.200)
Female 63 (70%) 27 (30%) 90
(50.6%)
Age
Children 0–9 56 (81.2%) 13 (18.8%) 69
(38.8%)
2.883 (0.090)
Adolescents 10–19 76 (69.7%) 33 (30.3%) 109
(61.2%)
Attending School
No 11 (68.8%) 5 (31.2%) 16 (8.9%) 1.165 (0.280)
Yes 121 (74.7%) 41 (25.3%) 162
(91.1%)
School Type(subset of in school)
Boarding 113 (74.8%) 38 (25.2%) 151
(91.5%)
1.259 (0.533)
Day school 11 (78.6%) 3 (21.4%) 14 (8.5%)
Education Level (subset of in school)
Primary 102 (73.4%) 37 (26.6%) 139
(87.4%)
1.254 (0.263)
Secondary 17 (85.0%) 3 (15.0%) 20
(12.6%)
Clinic Appointments at 3month
Kept clinic appointment 115 (77.7%) 33 (22.3%) 148
(83.1%)
5.760 (0.016)
Missed clinic appointment 17 (56.7%) 13 (43.3%) 30
(16.9%)
Clinic Appointments at 6 month
Kept clinic appointment 100 (76.3%) 31 (23.7%) 131
(76.6%)
1.277 (0.528)
Missed clinic appointment 27 (67.5%) 13 (32.5%) 40
(23.4%)
Clinic Appointments at 12 month
Kept clinic appointment 12 (66.7%) 6 (33.3%) 18
(52.9%)
3.853 (0.278)
Missed clinic appointment 9 (56.2%) 7 (43.8%) 16
(47.1%)
ART Adherence Morisky Good
Yes 126 (75.4%) 41 (24.6%) 167
(93.8%)
16.584 (<0.001)
Not done 6 (54.5%) 5 (45.5%) 11 (6.2%)
Received Booster Adherence
No 13 (36.1%) 23 (63.9%) 36
(20.2%)
60.158 (<0.001)
Yes 119 (83.8%) 23 (16.2%) 142
(79.8%)
Started on Isoniazid
Prevention Therapy (IPT)
132 (74.2%) 46 (25.8%) 178
(100%)
-
On Nutritional Support
No 128 (74.4%) 44 (25.6%) 172
(96.6%)
0.182 (0.670)
Yes 4 (66.7%) 2 (33.3%) 6 (3.4%)
HIV Disclosure Done
Yes 111 (72.5%) 42 (27.5%) 153
(85.9%)
1.926 (0.382)
No 21 (84%) 4 (16%) 25
(14.1%)
Antiretroviral Pill Regimen
1st line 101 (73.7%) 36 (26.3%) 137
(77.0%)
0.059 (0.809)
2nd line 31 (75.6%) 10 (24.4%) 41 (23%)
Enhanced Adherence Counseling (EAC)
Yes 39 (88.6%) 5 (11.4%) 44
(89.8%)
144.6 (<0.001)
No 5 (100%) 0 (0%) 5 (10.2%)