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World J Virol. Jun 25, 2025; 14(2): 107322
Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.107322
Published online Jun 25, 2025. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.107322
Table 1 Incidence of sustained viral load suppression, persistent viremia, viral rebound and new suppression among pregnant women living with human immunodeficiency virus in Rwanda
Sustained viral load suppression | Persistent viremia | Viral rebound | Newly suppressed | |||||
n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | |
Overall | 1830/2010 | 91.0 | 27/2010 | 1.3 | 73/2010 | 3.6 | 80/2010 | 4.0 |
Age (years) | ||||||||
13-24 | 185/199 | 93.0 | 4/199 | 2.0 | 6/199 | 3.0 | 4/199 | 2.0 |
25-34 | 599/661 | 90.6 | 8/661 | 1.2 | 22/661 | 3.3 | 32/661 | 4.8 |
35-50 | 1046/1150 | 91.0 | 15/1150 | 1.3 | 45/1150 | 3.9 | 44/1150 | 3.8 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 358/412 | 86.9 | 8/412 | 1.9 | 17/412 | 4.1 | 29/412 | 7.0 |
Married or living together | 1311/1423 | 92.1 | 14/1423 | 1.0 | 52/1423 | 3.6 | 46/1423 | 3.2 |
Divorced/widowed | 140/53 | 91.5 | 5/53 | 3.3 | 4/53 | 2.6 | 4/53 | 2.6 |
Missing | 21/22 | 95.5 | 0/22 | 0.0 | 0/22 | 0.0 | 1/22 | 4.5 |
Assigned to peer educator | ||||||||
No | 1184/1303 | 90.9 | 22/1303 | 1.7 | 46/1304 | 3.5 | 51/1304 | 3.9 |
Yes | 646/707 | 91.4 | 5/707 | 0.7 | 27/707 | 3.8 | 29/707 | 4.1 |
Human immunodeficiency virus status disclosed | ||||||||
No | 386/448 | 86.2 | 10/448 | 2.2 | 20/448 | 4.5 | 32/448 | 7.1 |
Yes | 1444/1562 | 92.4 | 17/1562 | 1.1 | 53/1562 | 3.4 | 48/1562 | 3.1 |
Prior exposure to ART | ||||||||
No | 627/706 | 88.8 | 14/706 | 2.0 | 26/706 | 3.7 | 39/706 | 5.5 |
Yes | 1173/1269 | 92.4 | 13/1269 | 1.0 | 45/1269 | 3.6 | 38/1269 | 3.0 |
Missing | 30/35 | 85.7 | 0/35 | 0.0 | 2/35 | 5.7 | 3/35 | 8.6 |
Pregnant at the start of ART | ||||||||
No | 514/578 | 88.9 | 13/578 | 2.2 | 24/578 | 4.2 | 27/578 | 4.7 |
Yes | 1218/1318 | 92.4 | 8/1318 | 0.6 | 43/1318 | 3.3 | 49/1318 | 3.5 |
Missing | 98/114 | 86.0 | 6/114 | 5.3 | 6/114 | 5.3 | 4/114 | 2.4 |
Number of pregnancies since start | ||||||||
0 | 313/336 | 93.2 | 2/336 | 0.6 | 10/336 | 3.0 | 11/336 | 3.3 |
1-2 | 1312/1452 | 90.4 | 22/1452 | 1.5 | 56/1452 | 3.9 | 62/1452 | 4.3 |
≥ 3 | 205/222 | 92.3 | 3/222 | 1.4 | 7/222 | 3.2 | 7/222 | 3.2 |
Place of delivery | ||||||||
Hospital | 1704/1869 | 91.2 | 25/1869 | 1.3 | 68/1829 | 3.6 | 72/1829 | 3.8 |
Home | 38/44 | 86.4 | 0/44 | 0.0 | 1/44 | 2.3 | 5/44 | 11.4 |
Missing | 88/97 | 90.7 | 2/97 | 2.1 | 4/97 | 4.1 | 3/97 | 3.1 |
Type of health care facility | ||||||||
Clinic | 24/28 | 85.7 | 0/28 | 0.0 | 2/28 | 7.1 | 2/28 | 7.1 |
Health center | 1806/1982 | 91.1 | 27/1982 | 1.4 | 71/1982 | 3.6 | 78/1982 | 3.9 |
Number of health care workers | ||||||||
1-5 | 833/925 | 90.0 | 13/925 | 1.4 | 37/925 | 4.0 | 42/925 | 4.5 |
6-10 | 675/745 | 91.1 | 11/745 | 1.5 | 30/745 | 4.0 | 25/745 | 3.4 |
≥ 3 | 318/340 | 93.5 | 3/340 | 0.9 | 6/340 | 1.8 | 13/340 | 3.8 |
- Citation: Bakari HM, Sebeza J, Ally HM, Fussi HF, Ramadhani HO, Memiah P, Umutesi D, Ikuzo B, Rwibasira G. Sustained maternal human immunodeficiency virus viral load suppression and cascade of human immunodeficiency virus testing among exposed infants in Rwanda. World J Virol 2025; 14(2): 107322
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3249/full/v14/i2/107322.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v14.i2.107322