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Table 2 Clinical profile of HIV infected children referred for viral load testing to the APHI, Bahir Dar, from 01 July 2017 to 30June 2018

From: Viral suppression rate among children tested for HIV viral load at the Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Number

%

WHO stage

I

1483

94.6

II

59

3.8

III

19

1.2

IV

6

0.4

Adherence

Good

1515

96.7

Fair

31

2.0

Poor

21

1.3

Test reason

Suspect

247

15.8

Routine

1320

84.2

Treatment

EFV based

342

21.8

NVP based

1202

76.7

PI based

23

1.5

Viral load

Not detected

1053

67.2

Detected

514

32.8

Viral suppression

Suppressed

1123

71.7

Not suppressed

444

28.3

  1. Abbreviations: EFV efavirenz, NVP nevirapine, PI protease inhibitor