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Table 3 Factors associated with virological success (Viral load < 400 copies/mL versus > 400 copies/mL or not measured) in HIV-infected children at 5 years after early antiretroviral treatment initiation (ANRS-Pediacam Study, 2008–2013, Cameroon)

From: Long-term outcomes of early initiated antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan children: a Cameroonian cohort study (ANRS-12140 Pediacam study, 2008–2013, Cameroon)

Baseline characteristics at 2 years +/− 3 months after ART initiation

Univariate analysis

VL < 400 cp/mL at 5 years +/− 3 months after ART initiation

Multivariate analysis (logistic regression)

N

n

%

Crude OR (95%CI)

p

Adjusted OR

(95%CI)

p

N2

       

142

Gender

 Male

65

39

60.0

1

0.041

 

0.122

 

 Female

79

60

76.0

2.1 (1.0–4.4)

 

1.9 (0.9–4.2)

  

Site of ART delivery

 CME/FCB

74

47

63.5

1

0.056

1

0.102

 

 HLD

30

19

63.3

0.8 (0.3–18)

 

0.7 (0.3–1.8)

  

 CHE

40

33

82.5

2.8 (1.0–7.6)

 

2.4 (0.8–7.2)

  

Age

 < 28 months (treatment initiated before age of 4 months)

72

50

69.4

1

0.855

   

  ≥ 28 months (treatment initiated from age of 4 months)

72

49

68.1

0.9 (0.5–1.9)

    

Calendar period

 2010–2011

91

63

69.2

1

0.923

1

0.206

 

 2012–2013

53

36

67.9

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

 

1.8 (0.7–4.4)

  

Virological response within the first two years of ART

 Absence of confirmed virological success

29

15

51.7

1

0.010

1

0.033

 

 Achievement of confirmed virological success at least once (= 2 VL < 1000 copies/mL for two consecutive measurements)

115

84

73.0

3.0 (1.3–6.9)

 

2.7 (1.1–6.8)

  

Virological status

 VL ≥ 400 copies/mL or not measured

54

29

53.7

1

0.061

   

 VL < 400 copies/mL

90

70

77.7

2.2 (0.9–4.8)

    

Children living with(1)

 Mother or father

96

77

80.2

     

 Other relatives

23

23

100.0

     

Availability of refrigerator in the household

 No

40

34

85.0

1

0.939

   

 Yes

44

36

81.8

1.0 (0.4–2.6)

    

Access to electricity at home(1)

 No

5

3

60.0

     

 Yes

79

67

84.8

     

Access to water at home(1)

 No

52

42

80.9

1

0.876

   

 Yes

32

28

87.5

1.0 (0.4–3.0)

    

History of hospitalization, diarrhea, infectious disease, or convulsions within the last 3 months before the M60 visit

 No

75

59

78.7

1

0.975

   

 Yes

45

37

82.2

1.0 (0.5–2.3)

    

CD4 percentage(2)

 < 25%

30

29

96.2

1

0.221

   

  ≥ 25%

89

70

78.7

0.5 (0.2–1.5)

    

ART regimen

 Lopinavir-based

106

77

72.6

1

0.117

1

0.155

 

 Nevirapine-based

38

22

57.9

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

 

0.5 (0.2–1.3)

  

Number of missed doses within the last 3 days before M60 visit

  ≥ 1 missed dose

95

77

81.1

1

0.076

1

0.075

 

 No missed dose

30

22

73.3

2.8 (0.9–8.7)

 

2.7 (0.9–10.4)

  
  1. VL viral load; ART antiretroviral therapy: OR odds ratio; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; N total number of subjects at 5 years after treatment initiation; n: number of subjects with virological success at 5 years after treatment initiation; p: statistical test; N2 total number of subjects in final multivariate model; VL: viral load; (1): Variable excluded from the univariate and multivariate analyses because of unbalanced sizes of categories; (2): Variables excluded from the multivariate analysis because of collinearity with virological status at 2 years after treatment initiation