Table 4.
Binary logistic regression analysis of factors associated with Viral load suppression
| Variables | Viral load | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suppressed (n = 751, %) | Unsuppressed (80, %) | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | |
| Baseline CD4 (cells/µl) | ||||||||
| < 500 | 346 (46.1) | 58 (72.5) | 1 | 1.851, 5.146 | < 0.001 | 1 | 1.588, 4.625 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 500 | 405 (53.9) | 22 (27.5) | 3.086 | 2.710 | ||||
| Years on HAART | ||||||||
| < 5 | 325 (43.3) | 29 (36.3) | 1 | 0.462, 1.202 | 0.228 | 1 | 0.686. 2.019 | 0.555 |
| ≥ 5 | 405 (56.7) | 51 (63.7) | 0.745 | 1.117 | ||||
| HAART regimen | ||||||||
| Second line | 23 (3.1) | 15 (18.8) | 1 | 3.634, 14.683 | < 0.001 | 1 | 3.220,15.648 | < 0.001 |
| First line | 728 (96.9) | 65 (81.3) | 7.304 | 7.208 | ||||
| Disease stage | ||||||||
| WHO stage 1 & 2 | 732 (97.5) | 77 (96.3) | 1 | 0.193, 2.302 | 0.521 | – | – | – |
| WHO stage 3 & 4 | 19 (2.5) | 3 (3.8) | 0.666 | |||||
| Pregnancy status | ||||||||
| Pregnant (20) | 17 (3.3) | 3 (5.0) | 1 | 0.441, 5.455 | 0.494 | – | – | – |
| Not pregnant (558) | 501 (96.7) | 57 (95.0) | 1.551 | |||||
Variables included in the adjusted odds ratio were age, sex, occupation, educational status, BMI categories, baseline CD4 count, duration on HAART, and HAART regimens
HAART-Highly active anti-retroviral therapy