Table 4 Intervention effects on CD4 cell counts and HIV RNA load
SMS group | Control group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
CD4 cell counts, mean ± SD | |||
Baseline | 221.8 ± 185.6 | 240.1 ± 230.7 | 0.672 |
At 3 months | 376.4 ± 300.1 | 357.9 ± 212.2 | 0.765 |
At 6 months | 415.2 ± 361.3 | 406.8 ± 254.4 | 0.902 |
HIV RNA, log, mean ± SD | |||
Baseline | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 1.000 |
At 3 months | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 2.3 ± 1.0 | 0.095 |
At 6 months | 2.5 ± 1.4 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 0.244 |
Undetectable HIV RNA, n (%) | |||
Baseline | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
At 3 months | 30 (66.7) | 30 (61.2) | 0.583 |
At 6 months | 39 (86.7) | 36 (73.5) | 0.112 |