Table 4.
ART Follow-Up, Laboratory and Clinical Information of Adult HIV Infected Patients with Virological Failure at High Load Public Health Facilities in Northwest Ethiopia, from 2016 to 2020 (n=427)
| Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Experience of opportunistic infection | Yes | 285(66.0) |
| No | 145(34.0) | |
| Recent adherence level | Good | 390(91.3) |
| Fair | 12(2.8) | |
| Poor | 25(5.9) | |
| Missed appointment | No missed appointment | 286(67.0) |
| 1 to 4 appointments | 98(23.0) | |
| ≥ 4 appointments | 43(10.0) | |
| First line regimen change | Yes | 162(37.9) |
| No | 265(62.3) | |
| Latest BMI before failure | ≤18.4 kg/m2 | 75(17.6) |
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 329(77.0) | |
| ≥25 kg/m2 | 23(5.4) | |
| Number of EAC session | 3 sessions | 239(55.7) |
| 4–6 sessions | 188(44.3) | |
| History of CPT provision stats | Provided | 164(39.0) |
| On-going | 184(43.7) | |
| Not Provided | 73(17.3) | |
| History of TPT provision status | Completed | 310(72.6) |
| Discontinued | 19(4.5) | |
| On-going | 11(2.6) | |
| Not Provided | 87(20.4) | |
| Ever enrolled to ASM | Yes | 31(7.3) |
| No | 393(92.7) | |
| Duration between 1st and 2nd HVL | Less than 6 months | 145(34.0) |
| 6–12 months | 152(35.6) | |
| ≥12 months | 130(30.4) | |
| Duration on first line ART before failure | <4 years | 87(20.4) |
| 5–8 years | 182(42.6) | |
| ≥8 years | 158(37) | |
| Viral load count at failure | 1001–10,000 copy/mL | 138(32.3) |
| 10,001–60,000 copy/mL | 183(42.9) | |
| ≥60,000 copy/mL | 106(24.8) |
Abbreviations: ASM, appointment spacing model; HVL, high viral load; EAC, enhanced adherence counseling; TPT, TB preventive therapy; BMI, body mass index; CPT, cotrimoxazole preventive therapy; ART, anti-retroviral therapy.