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Table 2 ART, immunological and virological statuses and healthcare coverage of adolescents living with HIV from 11 ART clinics in Cambodia

From: Characteristics of adolescents living with HIV receiving care and treatment services in antiretroviral therapy clinics in Cambodia: descriptive findings from a cross-sectional study

 

Total

(n = 328)

Males

(n = 169)

Females

(n = 159)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

P-value*

Antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Mean travel time to ART clinic (min)

48.2 ± 43.4

46.1 ± 41.2

55.5 ± 45.5

0.36

Type of ART regimen

   

0.91

 First line

183 (82.4)

140 (82.8)

131 (82.4)

 

 Second line

36 (16.2)

29 (17.2)

27 (17.6)

 

Time since ART started (in years)

8.2 ± 3.3

8.3 ± 3.4

7.8 ± 3.3

0.20

Mean cost to travel to ART clinic (USD)

3.4 ± 3.9

3.5 ± 3.9

3.3 ± 4.0

0.61

Visual Adherence Scale (%)

95.4 ± 9.6

95.3 ± 9.6

95.4 ± 9.7

0.91

Immunological and virological status

Initial CD4 count (mean cells/mm3)

632 ± 1101

777 ± 1460

632 ± 460

0.35

Latest CD4 count (mean cells/mm3)

672 ± 284

683 ± 314

660 ± 250

0.44

First viral load count (copies)

34,375 ± 13,958

37,868 ± 13,205

30,662 ± 14,748

0.64

Latest viral load count (copies)

9268 ± 6407

4103 ± 1573

14,759 ± 9041

0.13

Viral suppression

252 (76.8)

131 (77.5)

121 (76.1)

0.76

Healthcare access and coverage

Ability to cover health expenses

   

0.11

 No

181 (55.2)

86 (50.9)

95 (59.7)

 

 Yes

147 (44.8)

83 (49.3)

64 (40.3)

 

Family has an ID poor card

   

0.04

 No

190 (57.9)

88 (52.1)

102 (64.2)

 

 Yes

112 (34.2)

63 (37.3)

49 (30.8)

 

 Don’t know

26 (7.9)

18 (10.7)

8 (5.0)

 

Access to the health equity fund

   

< 0.001

 No

185 (56.4)

109 (64.5)

76 (47.8)

 

 Yes

126 (38.4)

45 (35.7)

81 (50.9)

 

 Don’t know

17 (5.2)

15 (8.9)

2 (1.3)

 

Covered by a health insurance scheme

   

0.02

 No

289 (88.1)

148 (87.6)

141 (88.7)

 

 Yes

6 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

6 (3.8)

 

 Don’t know

33 (10.1)

21 (12.4)

12 (7.5)

 
  1. Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean (standard deviation) for continuous variables
  2. * Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate was used for continuous variables, and Student’s t-test for continuous variables