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ArticleFrontiers in artificial intelligence2026

Predicting HIV viral non-suppression in Uganda: development and validation of machine learning and risk stratification models using routine EMR data.

Maria Magdalene Namaganda, Stathis Gennatas, Laura Merson, Esteban Garcia, Tom Edinburgh, Joyce Nakatumba Nabende, David Patrick Kateete, Charles Batte, Misaki Wayengera, Daudi Jjingo and 2 more

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Maria Magdalene NamagandaDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Stathis GennatasInstitute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Laura MersonInternational Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infectious Consortium, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Esteban GarciaInternational Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infectious Consortium, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Tom EdinburghInternational Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infectious Consortium, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Joyce Nakatumba NabendeDepartment of Computer Science, School of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
David Patrick KateeteDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Charles BatteLung Institute, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Misaki WayengeraDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Daudi JjingoDepartment of Computer Science, School of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Edgar KigoziDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Gerald MboowaDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Funding

Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy (MakDARTA)U2RTW012116 · FIC · MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI William Checkley, Moses Lutaakome Joloba · 2021 to 2026
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Viral non-suppression is the primary actionable risk state in routine HIV care, yet most individuals are identified after virological failure and/or drug resistance, rather than proactively. In Uganda and similar resource-limited settings, routine electronic medical records (EMR) are collected at scale but remain underused for targeted, data-enabled risk stratification. We aimed to develop and internally validate machine learning and regularized regression models for predicting viral non-suppression using routine monitoring data. Methods: We developed and internally validated prediction models for viral non-suppression (viral load ≥1,000 copies/mL) using routinely recorded EMR variables from the TASO Uganda open cohort (2014-2024; Results: On the test set ( Conclusions: Routine EMR data support meaningful, calibrated viral non-suppression risk prediction across a large, multi-site Ugandan HIV program. At a capacity-first threshold, both models achieved approximately five-fold enrichment over background prevalence, with clinical utility confirmed by decision curve analysis. Prospective external validation and workflow integration are required before deployment.

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antiretroviral therapydecision curve analysiselectronic medical recordsexplainable artificial intelligenceHIV viral non-suppressionmachine learningrisk stratificationUganda

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PMID42534878
PMCPMC13422409

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