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Table 3 Associated factors of viral suppression failure among children referred for HIV viral load testing at 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

Variable

Viral suppression

Crude OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

P-value

Suppressed

Not suppressed

Age

 < 3 years

16

8

1.36 (0.58–3.22)

 3–9 years

396

175

1.204 (0.96–1.51)

 + 10 years

711

261

1

  

Sex

 Male

617

223

1

1

 

 Female

506

221

1.21 (0.97–1.51)

1.22 (0.97–1.52)

0.085

Test reason

 Routine

962

358

1

1

 

 Suspect

161

86

1.44 (1.08–1.92)

1.38 (1.03–1.84)

0.032

Treatment

 EFV based

278

64

1

1

 

 NVP based

829

373

1.95 (1.45–2.63)

1.90 (1.41–2.56)

< 0.001

 PI based

16

7

1.90 (0.75–4.81)

1.81 (0.71–4.60)

0.212

Adherence

 Good

1087

428

1

  

 Fair

24

7

0.74 (0.32–1.73)

 Poor

12

9

1.905 (0.80–4.55)

  1. Hosmer and Lemeshow Test: X2 = 4.001, and P value = 0.676
  2. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, EFV efavirenz, NVP nevirapine, PI protease inhibitor, OR odds ratio