Retention in Continuous Care and Sustained Viral Suppression

The HIV Care Continuum: Changes over Time in Retention in Care and Viral Suppression

BACKGROUND The HIV care continuum (diagnosis, linkage to care, retention in care, receipt of antiretroviral therapy (ART), viral suppression) has been used to identify opportunities for improving the delivery of HIV care. Continuum steps are typically calculated in a conditional manner, with the number of persons completing the prior step serving as the base population for the next step. This a...

HIV Care Retention and Attainment of Viral Suppression among Georgia Women during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period

Postpartum Engagement in HIV Care: An Important Predictor of Long-term Retention in Care and Viral Suppression.

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women are at risk of virologic failure postpartum. We evaluated factors influencing retention in care and viral suppression in postpartum HIV-infected women. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis (2005-2011) of 695 deliveries involving 561 HIV-infected women in Philadelphia. Multivariable logistic regression evaluated facto...

Sustained viral suppression in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy.

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Disparity in Retention in Care and Viral Suppression for Black Caribbean-Born Immigrants Living with HIV in Florida

(1) The study aim was to assess disparities in non-retention in HIV care and non-viral suppression among non-Hispanic Black Caribbean immigrants living with HIV in Florida. (2) We analyzed cases involving individuals, aged ≥13, who met CDC HIV case definition during 2000-2014. Chi square test was used to evaluate differences in non-retention and non-viral suppression by country of origin/race/e...