Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with HIV who participated in a national survey to determine prevalence of HIV drug resistance in Papua New Guinea (July 2017–April 2018)

Sex

337

100

Male

128

37.0

(33.0–41.3)

 Female

207

62.5

(57.9–66.8)

 Unknown

2

0.5

(0.1–2.3)

Mean age, years

31.0

(29.6–32.4)

ART status

337

100

 Naïve

268

79.1

(69.7–86.2)

 Previous exposure to ART

69

20.9

(13.8–30.0)

WHO clinical staging^a

323

100

 I

64

19.8

–

 II

74

22.9

–

 III

172

51.3

–

 IV

13

4.0

–

CD4 cell counts^a

236

100

 ≤ 250 cells/mm³

146

61.9

–

 > 250 cells/mm³

90

38.1

–

NNRTI-based first-line ART

312

100

 TDF-based

267

84.0

(63.1–94.2)

 AZT-based

43

15.4

(5.7–35.4)

 d4T-based

2

0.5

(0.1–3.5)