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Table 4 Binary logistic regression analysis of factors associated with Viral load suppression

From: Viral suppression among HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy in northwestern Nigeria: an eleven-year review of tertiary care centre records, January 2009–December 2019

Variables

Viral load

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Suppressed (n = 751, %)

Unsuppressed (80, %)

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Baseline CD4 (cells/µl)

  < 500

346 (46.1)

58 (72.5)

1

1.851, 5.146

 < 0.001

1

1.588, 4.625

 < 0.001

  ≥ 500

405 (53.9)

22 (27.5)

3.086

2.710

Years on HAART

  < 5

325 (43.3)

29 (36.3)

1

0.462, 1.202

0.228

1

0.686. 2.019

0.555

  ≥ 5

405 (56.7)

51 (63.7)

0.745

1.117

HAART regimen

 Second line

23 (3.1)

15 (18.8)

1

3.634, 14.683

 < 0.001

1

3.220,15.648

 < 0.001

 First line

728 (96.9)

65 (81.3)

7.304

7.208

Disease stage

 WHO stage 1 & 2

732 (97.5)

77 (96.3)

1

0.193, 2.302

0.521

 WHO stage 3 & 4

19 (2.5)

3 (3.8)

0.666

Pregnancy status

 Pregnant (20)

17 (3.3)

3 (5.0)

1

0.441, 5.455

0.494

 Not pregnant (558)

501 (96.7)

57 (95.0)

1.551

  1. Variables included in the adjusted odds ratio were age, sex, occupation, educational status, BMI categories, baseline CD4 count, duration on HAART, and HAART regimens
  2. HAART-Highly active anti-retroviral therapy