<p>We reviewed 667 records. Of these 502(75.4%) were females and 428 (64.3%) were aged 21-25 years. The median time to viral load suppression was 207 days (IQR 204-215). Significant curve differences were observed in categories of cotrimoxazole preventative therapy (CPT), baseline CD4, baseline viral load, and tuberculosis preventative therapy (TPT) (p-value&lt;0.00). The independent predictors of time to viral suppression were baseline CD4 count [AHR =2.52, 95% CI (1.94; 3.28)], CPT [AHR= 3.18, 95% CI (2.31; 4.38)], TPT [AHR= 5.48, 95% C. I (4.22; 7.11)], substance use [AHR=1.56, 95% CI: (1.14; 2.14)], and migration [AHR=1.55, 95% CI: (1.25; 1.92)].</p>