Table 6: Post-EAC VL outcomes for the children who had a VL test after EAC by CLHIV characteristics, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, December 2020-July 2021 (N = 264).
Overall |
|
Post-EAC VL Outcome |
|
||
< 50 copies/mL |
50- < 1,000 copies/mL |
≥ 1,000 copies/mL |
Total |
||
155 |
86 |
23 |
264 |
||
Age group |
0-3 years |
25 (56.8%) |
17 (38.6%) |
2 (4.5%) |
44 |
4-6 years |
44 (57.10%) |
25 (32.5%) |
8 (10.4%) |
77 |
|
7-10 years |
51 (63.0%) |
24 (29.6%) |
6 (7.4%) |
81 |
|
11-14 years |
35 (56.5%) |
20 (32.3%) |
7 (11.3%) |
62 |
|
Sex |
Male |
70 (53.8%) |
43 (33.1%) |
17 (13.1%) |
130 |
Female |
85 (63.4%) |
43 (32.1%) |
6 (4.5%) |
134 |
|
Duration on ART |
≤ 12 months |
92 (57.9%) |
59 (37.1%) |
8 (5.0%) |
26 |
>12 months |
63 (60.0%) |
27 (25.7%) |
20 (2.9%) |
105 |
|
Facility type |
Primary |
60 (56.1%) |
43 (40.2%) |
4 (3.7%) |
107 |
Secondary/tertiary |
95 (60.5%) |
43 (27.4%) |
19 (12.1% |
157 |
|
Adherence model
|
Caregiver fora |
110 (58.8%) |
62 (33.2%) |
15 (8%) |
187 |
Community-based refill clubs/groups |
13 (59.1%) |
7 (31.8%) |
2 (9.1%) |
22 |
|
Facility-based refill clubs/groups |
32 (59.1%) |
16 (29.6%) |
6 (11.1%) |
54 |
|
ART dispensing schedule |
≤ 3 months |
65 (53.3%) |
48 (39.3%) |
9 (7.4%) |
122 |
3+ months |
90 (63.4%) |
38 (26.8%) |
14 (9.9%) |
142 |