Determinants of Virologic Failure Among Adults on Second Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Wollo, Amhara Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Treatment failure among the population on second line antiretroviral therapy is a major public health threat. In Ethiopia there has been limited research done on second line treatment failure. OBJECTIVE: To identify determinants of virologic failure among adults on second line antiretroviral therapy in six public hospitals of Wollo, Amhara regional state, northeast Ethiopia. METHODS: -values<0.05 were taken as statistically significant. RESULTS: (AOR=7.223, 95% CI=2.218-23.520), and young age 15-29 years (AOR=2.898, 95% CI=1.171-7.170). CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: ), and young age 15-29 year patients. Social support, disclosing their HIV status, and getting early treatment for any opportunistic infection is crucial to patients.