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Viral suppression and associated factors among children tested for HIV viral load at Amhara Public Health Institute, Dessie Branch, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Virologic failure and its determinants among HIV patients progress towards the third 95% global target in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Factors associated with unsuppressed HIV viral load among children under 15 years in sub-Saharan africa: a systematic review.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Characterizing the HIV care continuum among children and adolescents with HIV in eastern and southern Africa in the era of "Universal Test and Treat": A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Pooled it
- Viral load suppression and associated factors following enhanced adherence counseling among people living with HIV/AIDS.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Pre-conflict prescription patterns and virological effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in HIV-1 patients in Tigray, Ethiopia.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
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- HIV viral suppression outcomes of Tenofovir- and Abacavir-based antiretroviral regimens among children on ART in Zambia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Determinants of viral load non-suppression among adult HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy in public health facilities in Ambo town, Ethiopia: A case-control study.SAGE open medicine · 2026Article
- A preliminary survey on the use of ART among blood donors in Shenzhen China and its implications to blood safety.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Factors Impacting Viral Load Suppression in Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Enrolled in an Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program in Northeast Nigeria.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Barriers to viral suppression in children aged 9 years or younger on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in Malawi, a mixed-methods study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Virological Suppression and its Predictors Among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Review
- Virological Non-Suppression, Non-Adherence and the Associated Factors Among People Living with HIV on Dolutegravir-Based Regimens: A Retrospective Cohort Study.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- HIV viral suppression at different thresholds and duration of treatment in the dolutegravir treatment era in Sierra Leone: a nationwide survey.Virology journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aims to assess viral suppression and associated factors among children tested for HIV viral load at the Amhara Public Health Institute, Dessie Branch, Ethiopia.
designAn institutional cross-sectional study was conducted. An observational checklist was used to collect the data. Data were entered into EpiData and analysed using SPSS (V.25). The data were analysed descriptively. Variables with p=0.25 from the bivariable analysis were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model, and significant variables (p=0.05) were retained in the multivariable model. SETTING AND
participantsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among 522 randomly selected children tested for HIV viral load at the Amhara Public Health Institute, Dessie Branch, Ethiopia. The study included children under the age of 15 years with complete records.
resultsViral suppression was 73% (95% CI: 60.41% to 77.63%). Treatment duration on antiretroviral therapy (adjusted OR (AOR)=0.207; 95% CI: 0.094 to 0.456) and regimen substitution (AOR=0.490; 95% CI: 0.306 to 0.784) were significantly associated with viral suppression rate.
conclusionsIn this study, the overall magnitude of viral suppression in Amhara Public Health Institute, Dessie Branch is low as compared with the WHO's 95% viral suppression target. Viral suppression was significantly associated with antiretroviral therapy duration and regimen substitution.
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