Publications by authors named "Kitesa Biresa Duftu"
Predictors of HIV Viral Load Suppression After Enhanced Adherence Counseling, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
J Epidemiol Glob Health
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Enhanced adherence counseling is an intervention for HIV patients with high viral loads (>1000 copies/ml) in Ethiopia, initiated by the Federal Ministry of Health in 2016, aiming to improve their viral load suppression.
- A study analyzed 352 high-viral load HIV patients who received this counseling from July 2018 to June 2021, finding that 65.1% achieved viral load suppression after a median of 5 months.
- Key predictors of successful viral load suppression included being age 15 or older, not having a history of opportunistic infections, and not using substances, while an initial viral load count over 50,000 copies/ml was a negative predictor.