Long-Term Outcome of an HIV-Treatment Programme in Rural Africa: Viral Suppression despite Early Mortality
Table 1
Predictors of treatment failure.
Determinant
Treatment Success*
Treatment Failure**
Univariate (-value)
Multivariate (-value)
Male gender (%)
Mean Age (years)
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Mean BMI ()
Karnofsky score 50 (%)
Median CD4 ()
Mean 10log HIV-RNA
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Time since start ART (%)
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(i) 2-3 years
(ii) 3-4 years
(iii) 4 years
Efavirenz use (%)
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Stavudine use (%)
Unemployed (%)
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Treatment success* patients who remained in care during followup and showed a good, virological response. Treatment failure**: a combined endpoint of patient attrition and virological failure. : number of patients. %: percentage of patients. BMI: body-mass index. CD4: CD4+ T-cell count. ART: antiretroviral treatment.