High Level of Virological Suppression among HIV-Infected Adults Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Virological suppression levels can be high in an established ART programme in a resource-limited setting, even without the availability of routine pVL monitoring. Efforts to improve treatment outcomes should focus on younger and illiterate patients, earlier detection of HIV-positive status and cART initiation before patients are severely immunocompromised, and improving retention in care.