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Time From HIV Diagnosis to Viral Suppression: Survival Analysis of Statewide Surveillance Data in Alabama, 2012 to 2014

Authors :
Batey, D Scott
Dong, Xueyuan
Rogers, Richard P
Merriweather, Anthony
Elopre, Latesha
Rana, Aadia I
Hall, H Irene
Mugavero, Michael J
Source :
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 6, Iss 2, p e17217 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
JMIR Publications, 2020.

Abstract

BackgroundEvaluation of the time from HIV diagnosis to viral suppression (VS) captures the collective effectiveness of HIV prevention and treatment activities in a given locale and provides a more global estimate of how effectively the larger HIV care system is working in a given geographic area or jurisdiction. ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate temporal and geographic variability in VS among persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection in Alabama between 2012 and 2014. MethodsWith data from the National HIV Surveillance System, we evaluated median time from HIV diagnosis to VS (

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23692960
Volume :
6
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.16852843112457aaf206f42fd101ad8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2196/17217