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Table 3 Factors independently associated with treatment failure among the children on ART in the cohort at multivariate analysis

From: Incidence and risk factors for first line anti retroviral treatment failure among Ugandan children attending an urban HIV clinic

Effect

OR (95% CI)

P- value

CD4 counts at start of ART

 

0.99 (0.99-1.00)

0.027

Viral load at start of ART

 

0.99 (0.99-1.00)

0.402

NOK (Relationship)‡

Parents

0.9 (0.61 – 1.60)

0.965

 

Grandmother

0.8 (0.42 – 1.55)

0.517

HAART Regimen

NVP

2.2 (1.40 – 3.60)

0.006*

Used sdNVP

Yes

4.2 (1.80 – 9.40)

0.001*

Adherence

Poor

10,0 (6.40 – 16.70)

<0.001*

Distance from JCRC‡‡

≤10 km

1.48 (0.88 – 2.49)

0.142

 

11 – 20 km

1.21 (0.72 – 2.03)

0.470

  1. CI = Confidence interval, * Significant effect. ‡ Reference to other caretakers.