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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate factors associated with undetectable viral load (n = 88)

From: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in young children in Cape Town, South Africa, measured by medication return and caregiver self-report: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Unadjusted OR

95%CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95%CI

p-value

Female gender

0.91

0.36 – 2.35

0.86

†

  

Age at treatment start (months)

1.00

0.99 – 1.01

0.81

†

  

WHO stage 2&3 (vs WHO stage 4)

2.80

1.07 – 7.35

0.04

*

  

Weight-for-age z-score

1.29

0.94 – 1.77

0.12

*

  

Height-for-age z-score

1.07

0.74 – 1.54

0.71

*

  

Weight-for-height z-score

1.94

1.27 – 2.96

0.002

1.8

1.15 – 2.80

0.01

CD4 percent

1.04

0.97 – 1.12

0.27

*

  

CD4 absolute (cells/l)

1.44

0.54 – 3.84

0.47

*

  

Log viral load

0.87

0.48 – 1.60

0.66

*

  

Ritonavir-containing regimen

0.33

0.13 – 0.87

0.03

†

  

Annual average MR adherence ≥ 90%

10.30

1.92 – 55.67

0.005

5.48

0.84 – 35.58

0.075

  1. *Not included in building multivariate model
  2. †Not significantly associated with viral suppression after adjustment for weight-for-height z-score