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Table 2 Factors associated with available viral load data among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Hangzhou

From: Reduction in HIV community viral loads following the implementation of a “Treatment as Prevention” strategy over 2 years at a population-level among men who have sex with men in Hangzhou, China

Variables

Total

VL data not available

VL data available

Univariate

Multivariate

χ2

P-value

AOR(95% CI)

Overall

940

99(10.5)

841(89.5)

   

Marital status

   

3.53

0.171

 

 Single

628

71(71.7)

557(66.2)

   

 Married/cohabitation

141

7(7.1)

134(15.9)

   

 Divorced/separated

171

21(21.2)

150(17.8)

   

Ethnicity

   

2.04

0.153

 

 Han

923

99(100)

824(98.0)

   

 Minority

17

0(0)

17(2.0)

   

Education

   

3.53

0.171

 

 Junior high school and below

266

24(24.2)

242(28.8)

   

 High school and junior college

258

35(35.4)

223(26.5)

   

 College

416

40(40.4)

376(44.7)

   

Age, years

   

5.68

0.129

 

 < 25

267

37(37.4)

230(27.3)

   

 25–29

250

27(27.3)

223(26.5)

   

 30–39

260

23(23.2)

237(28.2)

   

 ≥ 40

163

12(12.1)

151(18)

   

CD4 count (cells/μL)

   

1.52

0.677

 

 0–199

81

8(8.6)

73(8.7)

   

 200–349

237

19(20.4)

218(25.9)

   

 350–499

286

32(34.4)

254(30.2)

   

 ≥ 500

330

34(36.6)

296(35.2)

   

Received ART

   

34.46

<0.001

 

 No

313

59(59.6)

254(30.2)

  

1.00

 Yes

627

40(40.4)

587(69.8)

  

4.81(2.96–7.83)

Registered residence

   

13.24

<0.001

 

 Local

771

68(68.7)

703(83.6)

  

1.00

 Nonlocal

169

31(31.3)

138(16.4)

  

0.46(0.28–0.74)

Study period

   

1.42

0.233

 

 Pre-intervention

490

46(46.5)

444(52.8)

  

1.00

 Post-intervention

450

53(53.5)

397(47.2)

  

0.41(0.25–0.67)

  1. * Pre- and post-implementation, 3 patients were deficient in CD4
  2. Acronyms: χ2, chi squared test, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ART antiretroviral therapy