Table 2 Characteristics of patients who had routine viral load tests done between 2014 and 2018
Variable | Category | N = (101,725) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 62,040 | 61.0 |
Male | 36,915 | 36.3 | |
Missing | 2770 | 2.7 | |
Median age IQR (Q1:Q3) |  | 41(33–48) |  |
Age | Children (0–9 years) | 2544 | 2.5 |
Adolescents (10–19 years) | 5048 | 5.0 | |
Young adults (20–24 years) | 3434 | 3.4 | |
Adults (25–49 years) | 65,449 | 64.3 | |
Adults (≥ 50 years) | 21,545 | 21.2 | |
Missing | 3705 | 3.6 | |
Year of ART initiation |  < 2010 | 29,181 | 28.7 |
2011–2013 | 34,251 | 33.7 | |
2014–2015 | 24,947 | 24.5 | |
 > 2016 | 13,346 | 13.1 | |
ART regimen | TDF based NNRTI | 94,625 | 93.0 |
non-based TDF NNRTI | 6759 | 6.6 | |
PI Based | 305 | 0.3 | |
Other | 36 |  < 0.1 | |
Pregnant | Confirmed | 2695 | 2.6 |
Unconfirmed* | 99,030 | 97.4 | |
Breastfeeding | Confirmed | 4579 | 4.5 |
Unconfirmed* | 97,146 | 95.5 | |
Consent to receive VL results notification via mobile text message reminder | Yes | 76,550 | 75.3 |
No | 19,297 | 19.0 | |
Missing | 5878 | 5.8 | |
Level of care | Primary | 65,564 | 64.5 |
Secondary | 34,371 | 33.8 | |
Tertiary | 1657 | 1.6 | |
Missing | 133 | 0.1 |