Progress towards World Health Organization HIV Infection 95-95-95 measures in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Kayla A HolderErin DingDiana KaoMostafa ShokoohiJason TriggRobert S HoggJatin MorkarMichael D GrantDeborah V KellyPublished in: PloS one (2024)
The HIV program in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) provides care for all persons living with HIV (PLWH) in NL, yet progress toward UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals for diagnosis, linkage to care and viral suppression has not previously been documented. This analysis describes engagement in HIV care and virologic outcomes for the NL cohort in 2016 and 2019 and compares this data to the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort (CANOC). A retrospective review of the NL clinic included adults aged >18 years and descriptive statistics for demographics, risk factors, and clinical variables were assessed and compared using χ2 test or Fisher's Exact test (categorical) or Wilcoxon Sum Rank test (continuous). Engagement in care and virologic outcomes for the NL cohort were consistently high over the 2016 to 2019 period with > 98% on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and > 96% having a suppressed virus load. Engagement in care and virologic outcomes among PLWH in NL is high and compares favorably to a national cohort.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- quality improvement
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- palliative care
- risk factors
- social media
- pain management
- primary care
- affordable care act
- metabolic syndrome
- south africa
- genome wide
- public health
- density functional theory
- chronic pain
- men who have sex with men
- artificial intelligence
- data analysis
- machine learning