Research Article

Impact of Motivational Enhanced Adherence Counseling and Point-of-Care Viral Load Monitoring on Viral Load Outcome in Women on Life-Long ART: A Randomized Pilot Study

Table 4

Result delivery time per arm.

Intervention arm (POC testing)Control arm (laboratory testing)
FullResult on time (day 0) n, (%)Median, days (IQR)FullResult on time (at next contact) n, (%)Median, days (IQR)

Enrolment (N = 25)12 (48)0 (0–1)Enrolment (N = 25)25 (100)31 (29–35)
Month 3 (N = 18)7 (39)1 (0–11)Month 3 (N = 21)20 (95)28.5 (27–82.5)
Month 6 (N = 23)3 (13)25.5 (2.5–105)Month 6 (N = 21)21 (100)130 (58–179)
Month 12 (N = 21)4 (19)7 (2–21)Month 12 (N = 20)20 (100)14 (8–127)