Table 2 Correlates of VL non-suppression
From: Determinants of viral load non-suppression among adolescents in Mbale District, Eastern Rural Uganda
Characteristic | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age categories | ||||
13–15 years | 1 | 1 | ||
16–19 years | 0.94 (0.66,1.34) | 0.741 | 1.78 (1.06,2.99) | < 0.05 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 1 | 1 | ||
Male | 1.21 (1.12,2.48) | < 0.01 | 1.86 (1.25,2.75) | < 0.01 |
Education level | ||||
Secondary/Tertiary Level | 1 | 1 | ||
Primary education level | 1.56 (1.05,2.32) | < 0.05 | 2.23 (1.28,3.88) | < 0.01 |
No formal education | 3.29 (1.51,7.13) | < 0.01 | 3.67 (1.48,9.09) | < 0.01 |
Health Facility Level | ||||
Health Center III | 1 | |||
Health Center IV | 0.76 (0.28,2.04) | 0.589 | ||
Regional Referral Hospital | 0.93 (0.41,2.12) | 0.863 | ||
Duration on ART | ||||
6–12 months | 1 | 1 | ||
> 12 months-5 years | 2.29 (1.05,4.98) | < 0.05 | 3.2 (1.31,7.82) | < 0.05 |
> 5 years | 3.07 (1.46,6.47) | < 0.01 | 3.47 (1.39,8.66) | < 0.01 |
WHO Clinical disease stage | ||||
Stage I | 1 | 1 | ||
Stage II | 0.76 (0.48,1.19) | 0.234 | 0.48 (0.28,0.82) | < 0.01 |
Stage III | 1.53 (0.91,2.56) | 0.106 | 1.03 (0.56,1.92) | 0.914 |
Stage IV | 1.27 (0.58,2.75) | 0.552 | 0.71 (0.27,1.81) | 0.475 |
ART regimen | ||||
1st line regimen | 1 | 1 | ||
2nd line regimen | 2.38 (1.61,3.51) | < 0.001 | 2.38 (1.53,3.72) | < 0.001 |
3rd line regimen | ||||
Presence of comorbidities | ||||
Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
No | 3.12 (1.23,7.89) | < 0.05 | 3.28 (1.20,9.00) | < 0.05 |