Adherence level to antiretroviral therapy predict the time to viral load suppression of adult people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Arba Minch general hospital

[3] Identifying factors like adherence to HIV treatment that predict time to viral load suppression of patients on antiretroviral therapy regimens is thus vital to optimizing therapeutic success. [...]we conducted an observational clinic-based follow-up study using prospective data abstracted from medical records, patient interviews and laboratory work-up during 6-month follow up of HIV patients in Arba Minch Hospital from March 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018. According to World Health Organization (WHO) strategy for the surveillance and monitoring of HIV drug resistance in low and middle income countries (LMICs), a viral load of