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