Predictive factors associated with virological failure among adult patients living with HIV on first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy in Southeast Oromia, Ethiopia: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed to identify the predictive factors associated with virological failure among adult patients living with HIV on first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in selected hospitals in Southeast Oromia, Ethiopia.

Design

A facility-based unmatched case-control study was conducted.

Setting

The study was conducted in three selected hospitals in Southeast Oromia, Ethiopia.

Participants

The study included a final sample size of 282 participants, comprising 94 cases and 188 controls. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select participants.

Main outcomes measurement

The main outcome of this study was virological failure among adult patients living with HIV on first-line HAART. Virological failure was defined as a

SUBMITTER: Gedefa LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12007041 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature