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Background. The WHO targets to end HIV/AIDS as a public health problem by 2030. The introduction of the ambitious “90-90-90” strategy to attain this target is expected to be achieved by the year 2020. However, there is lack of regional data, especially on the third “90.” This study sought to assess the rate and associated factors of viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLWH) on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) at the Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Clinic in a Ghanaian health facility.Method. The study design was a retrospective analysis of secondary data of 284 HIV registrants on HAART for at least 6 months at the ART Clinic from July 2016 to April 2019. Data on sociodemography including age, gender, marital status, education, and occupation as well as pharmacological (type of medication and duration on medication) and laboratory variable (current viral load results) were extracted from patients’ folders. Viral suppression and failure were determined using the WHO definitions (viral suppression as viral load <1000 copies/ml and virologic failure ≥1000 copies/ml). Regular clinic attendance (used as a proxy measure for medication adherence) was defined as consist

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Author

Sylvester Yao Lokpo; Patrick Jnr Ofori-Attah; Louis Selassie Ameke; Christian Obirikorang; Verner Ndudiri Orish; Godsway Edem Kpene; Eric Agboli; Gideon Kye-Duodu; John Gameli Deku; Benedict Kwame Awadzi; Mark Noagbe; Seyram Tetteh Quarshie

Publisher

Hindawi Limited; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; London: Hindawi, [2010]- (ISSN 2090-1240)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)