Correlates of virological non-suppression among children and adolescents aged 5-19 years on Dolutegravir-based regimens attending Gulu regional referral hospital, Northern Uganda: a mixed methods cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Viral suppression has been sub-optimal among children and adolescent in Uganda, despite a near-universal transition to the much effective Dolutegravir-based regimens. Therefore this study was aimed at determining the prevalence of virological non-suppression and its associated correlates among children and adolescents aged 5-19 years on Dolutegravir-based regimens.

Methods

A mixed methods cross-sectional study was conducted among 303 children and adolescents aged 5-19 years on Dolutegravir-based regimens from January 2021 to December 2022. The chi-square likelihood ratio test and Modified Poisson regression analyses were used to identify correlates significantly associated with virological non-suppression. Purposive and convenient sampling were done and interviews

SUBMITTER: Moro VO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12573869 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature