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%) | |