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Table 3 Model for viral load, ICC(%) = 19.2

From: Effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy and correlates of longitudinal changes in CD4 and viral load among HIV-infected children in Ghana

Predictor

Parameter Estimate (SE)

p-value

Intercept

8.1 (1.2)

<0.0001

Age at ART Initiation (months)

0.004 (0.005)

0.45

Number of Available Visits Since ART Initiation

-0.13 (0.16)

0.33

Gender

  

  Female

1.3 (0.7)

0.06

  Male (Reference)

  

Primary Caregiver

  

  Parent

-0.03 (0.4)

0.94

  Other (Reference)

  

WHO HIV Clinical Stage

0.3 (0.2)

0.15

ART Therapy

  

  3TC, ZDV, EFV

-1.1 (6)

0.05

  Other

-0.5 (0.9)

0.61

  3TC, ZDV, NVP (Reference)

  

Time Post Initiation of ART Therapy (months)

-0.6 (0.2)

0.002

Squared Time Post Initiation of ART Therapy (months)

0.02 (0.01)

0.02

Interaction Between Time and Female Gender

-0.19 (0.11)

0.08

Interaction Between Squared Time and Female Gender

0.005 (0.004)

0.23

Interaction Between Time and Number of Visits

0.08 (0.03)

0.006

Interaction Between Squared Time and Number of visits

-0.003 (0.001)

0.02

  1. Abbreviations: ART Antiretroviral Therapy, 3TC Lamivudine, ZDV Zidovudine, NVP Nevirapine, EFV Efavirenz, WHO World Health Organization.