Table 1: Sociodemographic and Clinical/ART Related Characteristics of PLHIV in Gombe State from 2000 to 2022.
Variables |
Frequency |
Percentage (%) |
Sex |
|
|
Male |
4471 |
38.8 |
Female |
7047 |
61.2 |
Current Age |
|
|
18-24 |
773 |
6.7 |
25-49 |
9542 |
82.9 |
≥ 50 |
1203 |
10.4 |
Level of education |
|
|
No education |
4616 |
40.1 |
Primary education |
2955 |
25.7 |
Secondary education |
3107 |
27.0 |
Tertiary education |
840 |
7.3 |
Marital status |
|
|
Married/cohabiting |
6023 |
52.3 |
Divorced/widow/separated |
4718 |
41.0 |
Never married |
777 |
6.7 |
Employment status |
|
|
Employed |
2678 |
23.3 |
Unemployed |
8840 |
76.7 |
Facility category |
|
|
Tier 1 |
8688 |
75.4 |
Tier 2 |
2830 |
24.6 |
Time on ART |
|
|
< 5 years |
9339 |
81.1 |
≥ 5 years |
2179 |
18.9 |
Current Regimen Line |
|
|
First line |
11425 |
99.2 |
Second line |
93 |
0.8 |
Current ART Regimen |
|
|
TDF-3TC based |
11488 |
99.7 |
Non TDF-3TC based |
30 |
0.3 |
Current Viral load |
|
|
Undetectable (< 20 cp/ml) |
8652 |
75.1 |
Suppressed (20-999 cp/ml) |
2595 |
22.5 |
Unsuppressed (≥ 1000 cp/ml) |
271 |
2.4 |