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