Trends in viral load suppression among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at Asante Mampong Municipal Hospital, Ghana: 2019–2023

Autor: Gideon Amankwah Kyere, Godwin Adjei Vechey, Veronica Okwuchi Charles-Unadike, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-10072-1
Popis: Abstract Background The Joint United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (UNAIDS) aims to eradicate AIDS by 2030 through 95:95:95 targets: identifying 95% of persons living with HIV (PLHIV), initiating 95% of those identified on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and ensuring that 95% of those initiated on ART are virally suppressed. Virally suppressed patients pose minimal risk of HIV transmission. ART aims to suppress the HIV-viral load (VL) and increase immunity, reducing morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the trends in VL suppression among HIV patients on ART from 2019 to 2023 at Asante Mampong Municipal Hospital. Methods This study adopted a retrospective Hospital-based design in which secondary data from 842 patients on ART from 2019 to 2023 were used. The study design specifically involved conducting serial cross-sectional studies to measure the prevalence of VL suppression each year from 2019 to 2023. This approach allowed the researchers to analyse the annual prevalence of VL suppression among study participants without following individual participants longitudinally throughout the entire period. The data were analysed via STATA version 17.0. Chi-square and logistic regressions were used to determine the associations between VL suppression and the independent variables at p
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