Table 1 Characteristics of study participants.

From: Virological outcomes and treatment retention in North Vietnam amidst transition to social insurance-based HIV services and dolutegravir-based regimens

Variables

n (%)

Variables

n (%)

All

2,233 (100.0)

Time from HIV diagnosis to ART initiation

Facility

 

Median (IQR), months

1.0 (0.0, 12.0)

NHTD

1,228 (55.0)

<1

792 (35.5)

DDGH

90 (4.0)

≥1, <6

661 (29.6)

09 Hospital

88 (3.9)

≥6, < 12

178 (8.0)

NTL

98 (4.4)

≥12

587 (26.3)

QNGH

99 (4.4)

NA

15 (0.7)

HYTD

99 (4.4)

Route of HIV transmission (multiple choice)

HDHTD

100 (4.5)

IDU

595 (26.7)

TSMC

128 (5.7)

MSM

60 (2.7)

YBMC

99 (4.4)

Other sexual contacts

1,440 (64.5)

NAGH

102 (4.6)

Unknown

174 (7.8)

HTCDC

102 (4.6)

ART regimen at the first visit

Facility level

 

TDF/3TC/DTG

1,280 (57.3)

National

1,228 (55.0)

TDF/3TC/EFV600

339 (15.2)

Provincial

680 (30.5)

TDF/3TC/EFV400

309 (13.8)

District

325 (14.6)

AZT/3TC/NVP

111 (5.0)

Sex

 

TDF/3TC/LPV/r

61 (2.7)

Male

1,311 (58.7)

AZT/3TC/EFV600

59 (2.6)

Female

922 (41.3)

Other

73 (3.4)

Age

 

CD4 (/mL) before the first visit

Median (IQR)

41 (37, 46)

Median (IQR)

523 (398, 683)

<30

131 (5.9)

<200

48 (2.2)

30–39

758 (34.0)

200–349

210 (9.4)

40–49

1,036 (46.4)

≥350

1,225 (54.9)

≥50

308 (13.8)

NA

750 (33.6)

Time from HIV diagnosis to the first visit

HIV-VL (copies/mL) at the first visit

Median (IQR), years

9.3 (6.8, 12.5)

Median (IQR)

TND (TND, < 20)

<10

1,274 (57.1)

<20

1,970 (88.2)

≥10

953 (42.7)

20–199

236 (10.6)

NA

6 (0.3)

200–999

11 (0.5)

  

≥1000

16 (0.7)

  

NA

0 (0.0)

  1. IQR, interquartile range; ART, antiretroviral therapy; IDU, injection drug use; MSM, men who have sex with men; HIV-VL, HIV viral load; NA, not available; NHTD, National Hospital for Tropical Diseases; DDGH, Dong Da General Hospital; NTL, Nam Tu Liem Health Center; QNGH, Quang Ninh General Hospital; HYTD, Hung Yen Hospital of Tropical Diseases; HDHTD, Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases; TSMC, Thanh Son District Medical Center; YBMC, Yen Binh District Medical Center; NAGH, Nghe An General Hospital; HTCDC, Ha Tinh Center for Disease Control and Prevention.