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Table 4 Demographic and socio-economic factors associated with virologic failure and risk estimates

From: Immuno-haematologic and virologic responses and predictors of virologic failure in HIV-1 infected adults on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Cameroon

Factors Demographic

Virologic responses: prevalence, n (%)

Risk estimates (95% CI)

 

N

VF

AS

p-value

Crude odd ratio

Adjusted odd ratio

p-value

Gender:

       

 Male

175

46 (26.3)

129 (73.7)

0.260

1.26 (0.84-1.87)

  

 Female

502

111 (22.1)

391 (77.9)

 

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Age (years):

       

 18 – 29

96

31 (32.3)

65 (67.7)

0.002

2.81 (1.55-5.10)

0.27 (0.10-0.83)

0.024

 30 – 45

402

100 (24.9)

302 (75.1)

 

1.95 (1.21-3.13)

0.44 (0.20-1.07)

0.079

 > 45

179

26 (14.5)

153 (85.5)

 

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1

 

Region:

       

 Northwest

120

39 (32.5)

81 (67.5)

0.008

1.79 (1.16-2.76)

0.20 (0.10-0.74)*

 

 Southwest

557

118 (21.2)

439 (78.8)

 

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Distance to TC:

       

 Out of municipality

281

80 (28.5)

201 (71.5)

< 0.001

2.30 (1.53-3.46)

0.42 (0.20-0.94)

0.011

 Within municipality

312

46 (14.7)

266 (85.3)

 

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1

 

Socio-economic

       

Level of education

       

 Low (≤ 7yrs. of school)

273

46 (16.8)

227 (83.2)

0.118

0.72 (0.47-1.09)

  

 High (> 7 yrs. of school)

309

68 (22.0)

241 (78.0)

 

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Income level:

       

 ≤ 50,000 XAF ɖ

480

94 (19.6)

386 (80.4)

0.960

0.99 (0.58-1.69)

  

 > 50,000 XAF

101

20 (19.8)

81 (80.2)

 

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Marital status:

       

 Never married

167

45 (25.7)

124 (74.3)

 

1.57 (0.92-2.69)

  

 Currently married

245

42 (17.1)

203 (82.9)

0.079

0.94 (0.55-1.59)

  

 Previously married

155

28 (18.1)

127 (81.9)

 

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  1. * Model including region of residence and excluding HIV/TB co-infection, VF: Virologic failure (viral load > 400 RNA copies/mL after 6 months of ART), AD: Adequate suppression (≤ 400 RNA copies/mL after 6 months of treatment), TC: treatment centre, CI- confidence interval, ɖ 50,000 XAF = ~ 100 US dollars.