Prevalence and predictors of viral load non-suppression among adolescents on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: A cross-sectional study from three urban clinics, Soroti City
Nearly one in five adolescents on DTG-based ART in Soroti City had viral non-suppression, despite optimized treatment regimens. Targeted interventions-particularly enhanced adherence counseling for older and male adolescents, expanding MMD coverage, and provision of fixed-dose regimens-are urgently needed to improve VLS among ALHIV. These findings underscore the need for adolescent-centered HIV care strategies to close the viral suppression gap and advance progress towards epidemic control.
Authors
- Abraham Ignatius Oluka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1579-4769)
- Simple Ouma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-6736)
- Victoria Nankabirwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9952-8942)
- John Bosco Isunju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7396-7851)
- Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6270-4953)
- Boniface Oryokot
- Connie Nait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6616-9535)
- Raymond Kusiima
Institutions
- The AIDS Support Organization (UG)
- AIDS Information Centre (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331835
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40