The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Continuum of Care in European Union Countries in 2013: Data and Challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Background.

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has set a "90-90-90" target to curb the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic by 2020, but methods used to assess whether countries have reached this target are not standardized, hindering comparisons.

Methods.

Through a collaboration formed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) with European HIV cohorts and surveillance agencies, we constructed a standardized, 4-stage continuum of HIV care for 11 European Union countries for 2013. Stages were defined as (1) number of people living with HIV in the country by end of 2013; (2) proportion of stage 1 ever diagnosed; (3) proportion of stage 2 that ever initiated ART; and (4) proportion of stage 3 who became virally suppressed (≤20

SUBMITTER: Gourlay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5447871 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature