Impact of Motivational Enhanced Adherence Counseling and Point-of-Care Viral Load Monitoring on Viral Load Outcome in Women on Life-Long ART: A Randomized Pilot Study

Table 1

Summary of baseline characteristics.

Variable	Intervention (n = 25)	Control (n = 25)	Total (n = 50)	value
Age, mean (SD)	33.3 (5.7)	33.6 (5.9)	33.4 (5.7)	0.846
Breast feeding status				0.725
Yes	6 (24)	4 (16)	10 (20)
No	19 (76)	21 (84)	40 (80)
Depression score, mode (range)	0 (0–5)	0 (0–20)	0 (0–20)	0.733
Depression score, n (%)				0.349
0 to 4	21 (84)	24 (96)	45 (90)
5 and above	4 (16)	1 (4)	5 (10)
Duration on treatment-years, mean (SD)	3.3 (0.7)	3.4 (0.7)	3.4 (0.7)	0.579
Education level reached				1.000
Primary	4 (16)	5 (20)	9 (18)
Secondary	21 (84)	20 (80)	41 (82)
Employment status, n (%)				1.000
Formally employed	4 (16)	3 (12)	7 (14)
Not employed	10 (40)	10 (40)	20 (40)
Self-employed	11 (44)	12 (48)	23 (46)
HIV disclosure, n (%)				0.190
Yes	14 (56)	17 (68)	31 (62)
No	4 (16)	0 (0)	4 (8)
No data	7 (28)	8 (32)	15 (30)
Marital status, n (%)				1.000
Married	15 (60)	15 (60)	30 (60)
Not married	10 (40)	10 (40)	20 (40)
Pill count, mean (SD)	94 (15)	99 (13)	96.8 (14.3)	0.281
Pregnant, n (%)				1.000
Yes	1 (4)	1 (4)	2 (4)
No	24 (96)	24 (96)	48 (96)
Pregnancy intention, n (%)				1.000
Not intended	12 (48)	12 (48)	24 (48)
Not sure	2 (8)	1 (4)	3 (6)
Yes, intended	11 (44)	12 (48)	23 (46)
Site, n (%)				0.238
St. Mary’s CRS	15 (60)	9 (36)	24 (48)
Seke North CRS	6 (24)	11 (44)	17 (34)
Harare Family Care CRS	4 (16)	5 (20)	9 (18)
Therapy, n (%)				0.490
TDF/3TC/EFV	23 (92)	24 (96)	47 (94)
TDF/3TC/LPVr	2 (8)	0 (0)	1 (2)
AZT/3TC/NVP	0 (0)	1 (4)	2 (4)
Time to clinic, n (%)				0.317
<30 min	9 (36)	14 (56)	23 (46)
30-60 min	10 (40)	8 (32)	18 (36)
>1 hour	6 (24)	3 (12)	9 (18)
Viral load at screening, n (%)				0.572
<200 copies/ml	11 (44)	14 (56)	25 (50)
≥200 copies/ml	14 (56)	11 (44)	25 (50)