Continuous Retention and Viral Suppression Provide Further Insights Into the HIV Care Continuum Compared to the Cross-sectional HIV Care Cascade.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care continuum has become an important tool for evaluating HIV care. Current depictions of the care continuum are often cross-sectional and evaluate retention and viral suppression (VS) in a single year, yet the National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for programs with long-lasting outcomes.

Methods

Retrospective chart review of HIV-infected patients enrolled in a large, urban clinic in 2010 followed longitudinally for 36 months. McNemar comparisons and logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate covariate association with continuous retention and VS. Generalized estimating equation log-linear models were used to integrate time into the model.

Results

Among 655 patients (77% male, 83% black, 54% men who have sex w

SUBMITTER: Colasanti J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4741359 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature