| Optimal | Suboptimal | P-Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | % | n | % | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 46 | 69 | 21 | 31 |  |
 Female | 35 | 71 | 14 | 29 | 0.75 |
Age-school | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Pre-school age 2-5 yrs | 23 | 77 | 7 | 23 |  |
 >6 yrs never been to school | 11 | 58 | 8 | 42 |  |
 Primary school age and in primary | 21 | 70 | 9 | 30 |  |
 Secondary school but in primary | 19 | 70 | 8 | 30 |  |
 Secondary school age and in secondary | 7 | 70 | 3 | 30 | 0.74 |
Baseline CD4 + cell count |  |  |  |  |  |
 Below 350 cells/mm3 | 33 | 66 | 17 | 34 |  |
 Above 350cells/mm3 | 42 | 71 | 17 | 29 |  |
 Missing | 6 | 86 | 1 | 14 | 0.54 |
Age specific immunosuppression | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not Immunosuppressed | 61 | 70 | 26 | 30 |  |
 Immunosuppressed | 16 | 67 | 8 | 33 |  |
 Missing | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 0.83 |
Duration under ART | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0-2 yrs | 30 | 65 | 16 | 35 |  |
 >2 yrs | 41 | 68 | 19 | 32 |  |
 Missing | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
Parental status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Both parent | 32 | 82 | 7 | 18 |  |
 Single parent | 20 | 67 | 10 | 33 |  |
 Non-parental caretaker | 29 | 62 | 18 | 38 | 0.11 |
Knows that treatment is lifelong | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 57 | 70 | 24 | 30 |  |
 No | 24 | 69 | 11 | 31 | 0.85 |
Disclosure of HIV status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 25 | 64 | 14 | 36 |  |
 No | 53 | 75 | 18 | 25 |  |
 Missing | 3 | 50 | 3 | 50 | 0.29 |
Adherence assistance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Parents | 48 | 74 | 17 | 26 |  |
 Non-parental adherence assistants | 33 | 65 | 18 | 35 | 0.29 |
Visited traditional healer for HIV cure* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 15 | 75 | 5 | 25 |  |
 No | 66 | 69 | 29 | 31 |  |
 Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0.28 |
Pill burden | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1 pill | 35 | 69 | 16 | 31 |  |
 2-3 pills | 46 | 71 | 19 | 29 | 0.80 |
Joined any HIV support group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 12 | 57 | 9 | 43 |  |
 No | 69 | 73 | 26 | 27 | 0.16 |
WHO clinical staging | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Stage I & II | 20 | 65 | 11 | 35 |  |
 Stage III & IV | 26 | 65 | 14 | 35 |  |
 Missing | 35 | 78 | 10 | 22 | 0.33 |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Low | 30 | 73 | 11 | 27 |  |
 Median | 16 | 73 | 6 | 27 |  |
 High | 27 | 63 | 16 | 37 |  |
 Missing | 8 | 80 | 2 | 20 | 0.61 |