Factors Associated with Viremia in African Women Living with HIV on ART

Among women in sub-Saharan Africa on ART for HIV infection, viremia was associated with poverty, younger age, unmarried status, and self-reported missed doses.

Rates of HIV viral suppression remain below the 2020 UNAIDS target of 90% in much of sub-Saharan Africa even in regions with widespread availability of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). In this study, researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data (socioeconomic, clinical, and adherence) to identify factors associated with unsuppressed viremia (defined as >200 copies/mL) among women on chronic cART (for at least 1–5 years) in the PROMOTE cohort study, at eight PEPFAR-supported sites in Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

Of the 1987 women enrolled, 1947 (98%) reported taking cART. Of those, 216 of the 1934 with available data (11.2%) were unsuppressed. Factors associated with increased risk for unsuppresse…

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Keith Henry, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Keith Henry, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Factors Associated with Viremia in African Women Living with HIV on ART

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