Table 2: Bivariate analysis of factors associated with viral load suppression among PLHIV in Gombe State from 2000 to 2022.
|
Variables |
Viral Load |
X2 |
P-value |
|
|
Suppressed |
Unsuppressed |
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|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
4362 (97.6%) |
109 (2.4%) |
0.230 |
0.631 |
|
Female |
6885 (97.7%) |
162 (2.3%) |
|
|
|
Current Age |
|
|
|
|
|
18-24 |
736 (95.2%) |
37 (4.8) |
21.778 |
0.000 |
|
25-49 |
9331 (97.8%) |
211 (2.2%) |
|
|
|
≥ 50 |
11247 (98.1%) |
23 (1.9%) |
|
|
|
Level of education |
|
|
|
|
|
No education |
4511 (97.7%) |
105 (2.3%) |
8.688 |
0.034 |
|
Primary education |
2902 (98.2%) |
53 (1.8%) |
|
|
|
Secondary education |
3017 (97.1%) |
90 (2.9%) |
|
|
|
Tertiary education |
817 (97.3%) |
23 (2.7%) |
|
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
Married/cohabiting |
5889 (97.8%) |
134 (2.2%) |
2.298 |
0.317 |
|
Divorced/widow/separated |
4605 (97.6%) |
113 (2.4%) |
|
|
|
Never married |
753 (96.9%) |
24 (3.1%) |
|
|
|
Employment status |
|
|
|
|
|
Employed |
2619 (97.8%) |
59 (2.2%) |
0.340 |
0.560 |
|
Unemployed |
8628 (97.6%) |
212 (2.4%) |
|
|
|
Years on ART |
|
|
|
|
|
< 5 |
9116 (97.6%) |
223 (2.4%) |
0.263 |
0.608 |
|
≥ 5 |
2131 (97.8%) |
48 (2.2%) |
|
|
|
Facility category |
|
|
|
|
|
Tier 1 |
8499 (97.8%) |
189 (2.2%) |
4.845 |
0.028 |
|
Tier 2 |
2748 (97.1%) |
82 (2.9%) |
|
|
|
Current Regimen Line |
|
|
|
|
|
First line |
11162 (97.7%) |
263 (2.3%) |
15.937 |
0.000 |
|
Second line |
85 (91.4%) |
8 (8.6%) |
|
|
|
Current ART Regimen |
|
|
|
|
|
TDF-3TC based |
11218 (97.6%) |
270 (2.4%) |
0.126 |
0.723 |
|
Non TDF-3TC based |
29 (96.7%) |
7 (3.3%) |
|
|