Patient and provider characteristics associated with retention in HIV medical care and viral suppression among in care patients in Hawaii
Autor: | Alan R. Katz, Fenfang Li, Timothy J. McCormick, Peter M Whiticar, Glenn M Wasserman |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Anti-HIV Agents Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Dermatology medicine.disease_cause Medical care Hawaii White People 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine Viral suppression 030505 public health business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Viral Load Retention in care United States Infectious Diseases Family medicine 0305 other medical science business |
Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 32:919-926 |
ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
Popis: | The percentages of retention in care and viral suppression among persons living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States from 2015 to 2018 were far below the 2020 national goals. This study aims to examine disparities in retention in care and viral suppression. The study population included PLWH diagnosed through 2016, residing in Hawaii at year-end 2016 and 2017, and who were in care in 2017 defined as having ≥1 CD4/viral load tests in 2017. Care providers were categorized as “very frequent” (≥50 patients), “frequent” (25–49 patients), “occasional” (10–24 patients), and “infrequent” ( |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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