The cascade of HIV care in British Columbia, Canada, 1996-2011: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cascade of HIV care has become a focal point for implementation efforts to maximise the individual and public health benefits of antiretroviral therapy. We aimed to characterise longitudinal changes in engagement with the cascade of HIV care in British Columbia, Canada, from 1996 to 2011.

Methods

We used estimates of provincial HIV prevalence from the Public Health Agency of Canada and linked provincial population-level data to define, longitudinally, the numbers of individuals in each of the eight stages of the cascade of HIV care (HIV infected, diagnosed, linked to HIV care, retained in HIV care, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) indicated, on HAART, adherent to HAART, and virologically suppressed) in British Columbia from 1996 to 2011. We used se

SUBMITTER: Nosyk B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4017913 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature