Factors associated with high viral load among HIV clients aged 15 years and older receiving treatment in Tanga city council, Tanzania: A facility-based cross-sectional study

Aqbara Ibrahim Chande; Novatus A. Tesha; Bruno Sunguya

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0348862

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Factors associated with high viral load among HIV clients aged 15 years and older receiving treatment in Tanga city council, Tanzania: A facility-based cross-sectional study

Aqbara Ibrahim Chande,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Public Health and Social Sciences 9, United Nations Road, Upanga West, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Novatus A. Tesha ,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: teshanovatus@gmail.com

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Public Health and Social Sciences 9, United Nations Road, Upanga West, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7137-0058

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Bruno Sunguya

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Public Health and Social Sciences 9, United Nations Road, Upanga West, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Factors associated with high viral load among HIV clients aged 15 years and older receiving treatment in Tanga city council, Tanzania: A facility-based cross-sectional study

Aqbara Ibrahim Chande,
Novatus A. Tesha,
Bruno Sunguya

Published: May 7, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348862

About the Authors

Aqbara Ibrahim Chande

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Public Health and Social Sciences 9, United Nations Road, Upanga West, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Novatus A. Tesha

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: teshanovatus@gmail.com

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Public Health and Social Sciences 9, United Nations Road, Upanga West, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7137-0058

Bruno Sunguya

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Public Health and Social Sciences 9, United Nations Road, Upanga West, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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