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Table 1 Patient Characteristics-based virological response

From: First-line antiretroviral treatment and virological response among HIV adult patients at an accredited HIV care center, Cameroon

Variables

Virological Success 31 (60.8)

Virological Failure 13 (25.5)

Virological Rebound 7 (13.7)

Total 51

p£

Gender

 Male

11 (73.3)

1 (6.7)

3 (20.0)

36 (70.6)

Reference

 Female

20 (55.6)

12 (33.3)

4 (11.1)

36 (70.6)

0.121

Mean Age (IQ25–75%), years

41.3 (12.0)

35.7 (6.1)

40.7 (10.2)

39.8 (10.7)

0.104

Education level

 Out-of-school+Primary

4 (23.5)

7 (41.2)

6 (35.3)

17 (33.3)

Reference

 Secondary

21 (75.0)

6 (21.4)

1 (3.6)

28 (54.9)

0.020*

 Higher education

6 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (11.8)

0.033*

Matrimonial status

 Single

13 (56.5)

8 (34.8)

2 (8.7)

23 (45.1)

Reference

 Married

16 (72.7)

3 (13.6)

3 (13.6)

22 (43.1)

0.110

 Widower

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

6 (11.8)

0.532

Occupation

 None

14 (58.)

7 (29.2)

3 (12.5)

24 (47.1)

Reference

 Executing agent

13 (56.5)

6 (26.1)

4 (17.4)

23 (45.1)

0.587

 Public/private sector employee

4 (100.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (7.8)

0.242

Attend IEC

 None

13 (54.2)

7 (29.2)

4 (16.7)

24 (47.1)

Reference

 Periodically

4 (40.0)

5 (50.0)

1 (10.0)

10 (19.6)

0.263

 Regularly

14 (82.4)

1 (5.9)

2 (11.8)

17 (33.3)

0.055*

  1. Data represent the number (%) of the variables studied unless indicated; £, p was calculated by comparing the class of virological success (VS) vs virological failure (VF); *, Statistically significant difference