Determinants of Virologic Failure among Adult HIV Patients on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at Waghimra Zone, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of PLHIV on ART at Waghimra zone health institution ART clinic, Northern Ethiopia, in 2019 (n = 276).

Variable	Cases (n %)	Control (n %)	Chi-square (X^2)	value
Age (years)
<35	41 (44.6)	122 (66.3)	11.98	0.001
≥35	51 (55.4)	62 (33.7)
Sex
Male	43 (46.7)	81 (44)	0.183	0.669
Female	49 (53.3)	103 (56)
Residence
Urban	54 (58.7)	96 (52.2)	1.05	0.305
Rural	38 (41.3)	88 (47.8)
Occupation
Farmer	21 (22.8)	53 (28.8)	6.83	0.234
Housewife	22 (23.9)	37 (20.1)
Government	14 (15.2)	28 (15.2)
Nongovernment	2 (2.2)	16 (8.7)
Private	10 (10.9)	14 (7.6)
Unemployed	23 (25)	36 (19.6)
Religion
Orthodox	90 (97.8)	180 (97.8)	0.60	0.741
Muslim	2 (2.2)	4 (2.2)
Marital status
Married	37 (40.2)	105 (57.1)	8.08	0.044
Single	36 (39.1)	45 (24.5)
Widowed	5 (5.4)	8 (4.3)
Divorce	14 (15.2)	26 (14.1)
Educational status
No formal education	53 (57.6)	118 (64.1)	2.02	0.363
Primary	22 (23.9)	31 (16.9)
Secondary and above	17 (18.5)	35 (19)