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Table 5 ART adherence by club participant characteristics

From: Importance of support groups to the health and well-being of vulnerable children and young people living with HIV: a case study of the Kids Clubs program in Haiti

Club participant characteristics

Reported 100% doses taken in past montha

Reported no missed doses in past 4 daysa

Virally suppressedcb

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

Department

 Artibonite

20.0 (1/5)***

50.0 (1/2)***

16.7 (1/6)***

 Centre

97.4 (38/39)

97.4 (38/39)

40.5 (15/37)

 Grand’Anse

98.1 (52/53)

100.0 (53/53)

55.6 (25/45)

 Nippes

74.4 (32/43)

80.6 (29/36)

53.5 (23/43)

 Nord

63.4 (111/175)

60.2 (106/176)

50.6 (86/170)

 Nord-Est

92.3 (12/13)

92.3 (12/13)

55.6 (5/9)

 Nord-Ouest

82.1 (55/67)

91.1 (41/45)

59.7 (37/62)

 Ouest

74.0 (214/289)

67.6 (198/293)

75.6 (279/369)

 Sud

88.1 (89/101)

74.1 (100/135)

69.0 (107/155)

 Sud-Est

83.9 (26/31)

75.6 (31/41)

56.4 (22/39)

Year of club enrollment

 2014

85.2* (69/81)

78.9* (75/95)

67.7 (67/99)

 2015

71.6 (169/236)

66.0 (159/241)

67.6 (196/290)

 2016

74.4 (180/242)

73.3 (178/243)

58.9 (156/265)

 2017

82.3 (135/164)

74.9 (131/175)

62.9 (117/186)

 2018

82.8 (77/93)

83.4 (66/79)

67.4 (64/95)

Sex

 Female

75.7 (321/424)

72.7 (312/429)

64.6 (294/455)

 Male

78.8 (309/392)

73.5 (297/404)

64.8 (306/480)

Age at club enrollment

 8–12 years

78.0 (234/300)

71.7 (226/315)

65.5 (235/359)

 13–17 years

74.4 (256/344)

72.2 (252/349)

63.1 (251/398)

 18–29 years

81.4 (140/172)

77.5 (131/169)

64.0 (114/178)

Club type at last visit

 9- to 12-year-old

78.9 (284/360)

73.0 (276/378)

66.7 (291/436)

 13- to 17-year-old

73.7 (255/346)

72.3 (248/343)

60.2 (228/379)

 18-year-old +

82.7 (91/110)

75.9 (85/112)

67.5 (81/120)

Length of club participation

 < 12 months

73.8 (141/191)

75.6 (133/176)

63.1 (130/206)

 12–24 months

78.4 (171/218)

73.2 (167/228)

60.5 (135/223)

 24+ months

78.1 (318/407)

72.0 (309/429)

66.2 (335/506)

Total number of club meetings attended

  < 24

75.1 (467/622)**

71.3 (444/623)*

62.4 (424/680)*

 24+

84.0 (163/194)

78.6 (165/210)

69.0 (176/255)

Active in a club in 2018c

 Yes

80.1 (510/637)***

75.0 (490/653)**

65.8 (498/757)*

 No

67.0 (120/179)

66.1 (119/180)

57.3 (102/178)

Highly active in a club in 2018d

 Yes

80.5 (327/406)**

74.8 (324/433)*

65.5 (325/496)

 No

71.3 (226/317)

68.2 (219/321)

61.3 (211/344)

Total

77.2 (630/816)

73.1 (609/833)

64.2 (600/935)

  1. *, **, *** Differences among the groups are statistically significant at p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.001, respectively
  2. aAt most recent clinical visit within the three-year period (01 September 2016–31 August 2019)
  3. bMost recent viral load test within the three-year period (01 September 2016–31 August 2019); 94.8% of the most recent tests occurred in 2018 and 2019
  4. cAttended at least one club meeting in 2018
  5. dAmong those enrolled before January 2018, did not miss more than three club meetings from January–December 2018