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Table 4 Mean survival time with respect to medical characteristics

From: Determinants of survival of adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy in the Centre Region of Cameroon: a multi-centered cohort-analysis

Characteristics

 

Mean survival time in months

(95% CI)

p-value (Log Rank)

Baseline CD4 count

≥ 500 cell/mm3

87.3 (77.3–97.4)

0.001

< 500 cell/mm3

66.9 (61.3–72.4)

WHO clinical stage

Stage I/II

64.0 (58.9–69.1)

0.769

Stage III/IV

62.3 (53.3–71.2)

Retained in care

Yes

89.7 (65.8–113.5)

0.057

No

68.7 (64.8–72.6)

Opportunistic infection

Yes

61.1 (51.1–71.1)

0.080

No

71.1 (67.0–75.3)

Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis

Yes

68.2 (64.2–72.1)

0.351

No

75.6 (59.8–91.4)

Treatment regimen

First linea

68.6 (64.5–72.7)

0.346

Second lineb

81.2 (70.2–92.2)

Exposure to cNVP prophylaxis for dPMTCT

Yes

83.2 (64.2–102.2)

0.010

No

60.3 (55.4–65.2)

Mode of transmission

Vertical

69.9 (65.3–74.5)

0.001

Horizontal

40.2 (23.3–57.0)

  1. aNNRTI based regimen, bPI/r based regimen, cNevirapine, dPrevention of mother to child transmission