… estimate of viral suppression and HIVDR rate in Cameroon. The results indicate that achieving
90% viral suppression … Free access to VL testing is not yet available in Cameroon and in …

… nationwide. Thirdly, in our context marked by a low ART coverage among adolescents [6],
this study has estimated VS rate only among ALHIV receiving treatment, … and drug resistance …

… , VF is defined as two consecutive plasma HIV-1 viral loads (VLs) ≥1000 copies/mL after at
… with extensive NRTI resistance are likely to achieve virological suppression after switching to …

… treat” era which is characterized by a wider accessibility to viral load testing in Cameroon. …
confounded our estimates. Additionally, even though the acquired HIV drug resistance among …

… therapy (ART) and 95% of those on ART have a suppressed viral load by 2025 [3]. It is …
obtained parental consent and adolescent assent according to national guidelines. To estimate …

… sampling at enrolment, plasma viral load and CD4/CD8 … children are living with HIV, an
estimated 2.1 million were … and two NRTIs) are also available nationwide, with a total of 122,638 …

… -based first-line ART nationwide, with major implications in … translated by a suppression of
the viral load and an increase … In Cameroon, the ART coverage rate is currently estimated at …

… Abstract This study aimed to compare viral suppression (VS) between children, …
Nationwide estimates of viral load suppression and acquired HIV drug resistance in Cameroon…

… Viral load was measured, and genotyping was performed on … line ART, the overall rate of
viral suppression (<1000 copies/mL) … of drug resistance mutations (DRMs), sequences obtained …

… tailoring of viral load [VL]), [ 9 ] its higher genetic barrier to resistance (requires 3… HIV drug
resistance emergence. [ 14 , 15 , 28 , 41 ] In a nutshell, the switch to DTG in 2020 in Cameroon …