Effect of the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy targets for improved HIV care engagement: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recently updated White House National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) includes specific progress indicators to improve the HIV care continuum in the USA, but the economic and epidemiological effect of achieving those indicators remains unclear. We aimed to project the impact of achieving NHAS goals on HIV incidence, prevalence, mortality, and costs among adults in the USA over 10 years.

Methods

We constructed a dynamic transmission model of HIV progression and care engagement based on literature sources and the most recent published US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. We specifically considered achievement of the 2020 targets set forth in NHAS progress indicator 1 (90% awareness of serostatus), indicator 4 (85% linkage within 1 month), and indicator 5

SUBMITTER: Shah M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4787987 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature