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Table 3 Clinical characteristics over time

From: The transient effect of a peer support intervention to improve adherence among adolescents and young adults failing antiretroviral therapy in Harare, Zimbabwe: a randomized control trial

 

Time point

Total

N (%)

Intervention

N (%)

Standard of care

N (%)

p-value*

Viral load (log10 copies/ml) Median(IQR)

Baseline

4.3 (3.7–4.8)

4.2 (3.6–4.7)

4.5 (3.8–4.9)

 
 

Week 12

3.9 (2.2–4.6)

3.6 (2.0–4.4)

4.1 (2.7–4.7)

0.041*

 

Week 24

3.6 (2.0–4.5)

3.2 (1.5–4.5)

3.8 (2.3–4.5)

0.111

 

Week 36

3.1 (0.0–4.6)

2.7 (0–4.5)

3.4 (1.7–4.6)

0.113

Viral load ≥ 1000 copies/mL n (%)

Baseline

200 (94.3%)

183 (86.3%)

89 (85.6%)

 
 

Week 12

193 (91.0%)

92 (88.5%)

101 (93.5%)

0.198

 

Week 24

175 (82.6%)

79 (76.0%)

96 (89.0%)

0.013*

 

Week 36

157 (74.1%)

71 (68.3%)

86 (79.6%)

0.059

Self-reported adherence (95% or higher), n (%)

Baseline

134 (74.4%)

61 (67.8%)

73 (81.1%)

 
 

Week 12

144 (68.3%)

70 (67.3%)

74 (69.2%)

0.773

 

Week 24

140 (68.0%)

68 (66.7%)

72 (69.2%)

0.693

 

Week 36

139 (67.5%)

68 (66.0%)

71 (68.9%)

0.655

  1. *Statistical comparison is intervention compared to standard of care