Viral Load Suppression after Enhanced Adherence Counseling and Its Predictors among High Viral Load HIV Seropositive People in North Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019: Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of high viral load HIV seropositive people from June 2016 and January 2019, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age (years)	<10	9	3.8
	10–19	29	12.4
	20–29	53	22.6
	30–39	60	25.5
	≥40	84	35.7
Sex	Male	114	48.5
	Female	121	51.5
Marital status	Single	65	27.7
	Married	109	46.4
	Widowed	24	10.2
	Divorce	37	15.7
Religion	Orthodox	166	70.6
	Muslim	37	15.7
	Protestant	32	13.7
Educational status	Cannot read and write	61	25.9
	Primary	84	35.8
	Secondary and above	90	38.3
Residence	Urban	132	56.2
	Rural	103	43.8
Type of hospital	General hospital	157	66.8
	Primary hospital	78	33.2
ART regimen	NVP-based regimen	63	26.8
	EFV-based regimen	172	73.2
Duration of ART	<12 months	60	25.5
	12–24 months	48	20.4
	25–59 months	108	46.0
	≥5 years	19	8.1
Adherence level	Good	195	83.0
	Fair	10	4.3
	Poor	30	12.8
WHO stage	Stage 1	213	90.7
	Stage 2 or 3	22	9.3
Functional status	Working	200	85.1
	Ambulatory	30	12.8
	Bedridden	5	2.1
Baseline CD4	<200	93	39.6
	201–500	42	17.9
	≥500	100	42.5
INH eligibility	Yes	165	70.2
	No	70	29.8
Baseline viral load count	1,000–4,900	105	44.7
	5,000–10,000	90	38.3
	≥10,000	40	17.0