Alarming rates of virological failure and HIV-1 drug resistance amongst adolescents living with perinatal HIV in both urban and rural settings: evidence from the EDCTP READY-study in Cameroon.
Joseph FokamD TakouD NjumeW PaboMaria-Mercedes SantoroA-E Njom NlendG BeloumouS SossoS MoudourouG TetoB DambayaS DjupsaS Tetang NdiangF N AtebaS C BillongC KamtaL BalaV LamboV TalaC Chenwi AmbeM L MpouelG CappelliF ChamR NdipL MbuagbawP Koki NdomboF Ceccherini-SilbersteinV ColizziC-F PernoA NdjoloPublished in: HIV medicine (2021)
Poor adherence, late adolescent age, female gender and advanced clinical staging worsen IF. The VF rate is high and consistent with the presence of HIVDR in both settings, driven by poor adherence, NNRTI-based regimen and advanced clinical staging.