HIV Care Continuum Persons Living With HIV, G eorgia, 2012

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HIV Care Continuum Persons Living With HIV, Georgia, 2012

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HIV Care Continuum Persons Living With HIV, G eorgia, 2012. Persons with HIV Engaged in S elected S tages of the Continuum of Care, United States. 82. 66. Percent. 37. 33. 25. Hall et al . XIX International AIDS Conference, 2012 ART, antiretroviral therapy. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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HIV Care ContinuumPersons Living With HIV,

Georgia, 2012

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Persons with HIV Engaged in Selected Stages of the Continuum of Care, United States

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Hall et al. XIX International AIDS Conference, 2012ART, antiretroviral therapy

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Georgia Care Continuum Methodology, Persons Living With HIV (PLWH), 2012

• Adults and adolescents are those aged >= 13 years• Diagnosed by 09/30/2011 (Western Blot or Viral Load [VL]) ,

including those missing race, sex, and/or transmission risk• Living as of 12/31/2012• Current address within Georgia• Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012• Retained in care (>= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in

2012• Estimated percentage prescribed ART derived from the

Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) Georgia sample • Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml in most recent VL• All percentages are percent of total number of persons

diagnosed with HIV

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Special consideration: linkage to care within 3 months for prevalent population• HIV reporting began in Georgia 2004; CD4 and

viral load (VL) measurements are not available before this date

• Linkage to care proxy is CD4 or VL within 3 months of diagnosis date

• Linkage is missing for 54% of Georgia’s prevalent HIV population and therefore not represented here

• Linkage to care data are included in the New Diagnoses 2011 slide set for persons diagnosed in 2011

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Special Consideration: people living with HIV, diagnosed in 2011

• Linkage to care = CD4 or VL within 3 months of diagnosis

• For persons diagnosed in 2011, the first CD4 or VL represents linkage to care

• CD4 or VL within the first 3 months of diagnosis is excluded from the engagement and retention in care measurements

• To allow 12 months for engagement and retention in care and viral suppression, only persons diagnosed by 09/30/2011 and followed through 12/31/12 are included

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Adults and adolescents living with HIV, Georgia, 2012

Diagnosed only Including estimated undiagnosed0

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100 10082

544438 3134 28

39 32

Diagnosed Engaged Retained ART Viral suppression

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N=46,495 N=56,701

Adults and adolescents >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 46,495Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Prescribed ART derived from MMP sample Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml Estimated undiagnosed based on CDC projections for proportion undiagnosed nationally

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Adults and adolescents living with HIV, by sex,

Georgia 2012

Adults and adolescents >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012 Georgia = 46,495Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Prescribed ART derived from MMP sample Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml Excludes 270 cases for whom sex was not reported

Male Female0

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54 5538 3739 38

Diagnosed Engaged Retained Viral suppression

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N=34,510 N=11,715

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Adults and adolescents living with HIV, by race/ethnicity, Georgia, 2012

Black Hispanic/Latino White Other*/ Unknown

0

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54 51 55 57

36 35 42 4036 3745 43

Diagnosed EngagedRetained Viral suppression

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ent

N= 30,150 N= 2,282 N= 9,382 N= 4,681

Adults and adolescents >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 46,495Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml *American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander groups together constitute <2% of adults living with HIV in Georgia and are grouped with those of mixed or unknown race/ethnicity

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Adult and adolescent males living with HIV, by race/ethnicity, Georgia

2012

Black Hispanic/Latino White Other*/ Unknown

0

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53 50 56 60

36 3443 43

35 3746 46

Diagnosed Engaged Retained Viral suppression

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N= 21,178 N= 8,071 N= 1,784 N= 3,477

Adult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 34,510Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml *American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander groups together constitute <2% of males living with HIV in Georgia and are grouped with those of mixed or unknown race/ethnicity

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Adult and adolescent females living with HIV, by race/ethnicity, Georgia

2012

Black Hispanic/Latino

White Other*/ Unknown

0

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57 53 51 5138 38 33 3338 40 38 35

Diagnosed Engaged Retained Viral suppression

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Adult and adolescent females >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 11,715Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander groups together constitute <1% of adults living with HIV in Georgia and are grouped with those of mixed or unknown race/ethnicity

N= 8,926 N= 492 N= 1303 N= 994

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Adults and adolescents living with HIV by current age (years),

Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0

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58 53 56 56 5035 33 38 40 3730 31

39 42 40

Diagnosed EngagedRetained Viral suppression

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N= 1,814 N= 7,789 N= 11,665 N= 15,915 N= 9,312

Adults and adolescents >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 46,495Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

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Adult and adolescent males living with HIV by current age (years),

Georgia 2012

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57 54 56 5648

33 34 39 41 3728 31

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Diagnosed EngagedRetained Viral suppression

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N= 1,336 N= 5,866 N=12,130N= 8,316 N=6,862

Adult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 34,510Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

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Adult and adolescent females living with HIV by current age

(years),Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0

102030405060708090

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6150 55 57 56

4331 35 38 3935

2836 41 43

Diagnosed Engaged in careRetained Viral suppression

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N= 468 N= 1,856 N= 3,265 N= 3,712 N= 2,414

Adult and adolescent females >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 11,715Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

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Transmission category definitions

• Multiple imputation was used to re-distribute transmission category where missing

• MSM = Male to male sexual contact• IDU = Injection drug use• MSM/IDU = Male to male sexual contact and injection drug

use• HET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or

to be at high risk for, HIV infection• Other = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure,

and risk factor not reported or not identified

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Adult and adolescent males living with HIV, by transmission category,

Georgia 2012

MSM IDU MSM/IDU HET Other0

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52 53 5539 31 37 34 3940

31 36 37 42

Diagnosed Engaged Retained Viral suppression

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N= 24,935 N= 2,583 N= 2,428N= 2,022 N= 2,541

Adult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 34,510Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/mlMultiple imputation is used to estimate number of persons in each transmission category. *MSM = Male to male sexual contact IDU = Injection drug useMSM/IDU = Male to male sexual contact and injection drug useHET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infectionOther = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified

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Adult and adolescent females living with HIV, by transmission category,

Georgia 2012

HET IDU Other0

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37 37 3139 37 31

Diagnosed EngagedRetained Viral suppression

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N= 8,420 N= 2,452 N= 842

Adult and adolescent females >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 11,715Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012 Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml Multiple imputation is used to estimate number of persons in each transmission category. *IDU = Injection drug useHET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infectionOther = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified

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Black MSM* living with HIV, by current age (years), Georgia

2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0

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55 54 57 55 4929 33 38 40 37

25 30 38 40 39

Diagnosed Engaged Retained Viral suppression

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N= 940 N= 3,968 N= 4,718N= 4,146 N= 1886

Adult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 15,657Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/mlMultiple imputation is used to estimate number of persons in each transmission category. *MSM = Male to male sexual contact IDU = Injection drug useMSM/IDU = Male to male sexual contact and injection drug useHET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infectionOther = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified

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White MSM* living with HIV, by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0

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60 56 60 56 5139 40 43 44 4235 39 47 47 45

Diagnosed Engaged Retained Viral suppression

Perc

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N= 82 N= 592 N= 3,622N= 1,732 N= 2,043

Adult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 8,071Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/mlMultiple imputation is used to estimate number of persons in each transmission category. *MSM = Male to male sexual contact IDU = Injection drug useMSM/IDU = Male to male sexual contact and injection drug useHET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infectionOther = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified

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Hispanic/Latino MSM* living with HIV, by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0

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6353 47 52 4644

34 30 38 3344

35 34 40 36

Diagnosed Engaged Retained Viral suppression

Perc

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N= 52 N= 355 N= 559N= 607 N= 97

Adult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia = 1,670Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/mlMultiple imputation is used to estimate number of persons in each transmission category. *MSM = Male to male sexual contact IDU = Injection drug useMSM/IDU = Male to male sexual contact and injection drug useHET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infectionOther = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified

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The HIV Care Continuum can help us…

• Focus our efforts for linkage, retention and viral suppression.• Identify groups at increased risk for dropping out of each

step in the continuum.• Monitor our progress in improvement of linkage, retention,

and viral suppression.• Identify disparities not only in prevalence but in care• Evaluate efforts addressing specific populations with low

viral suppression.• Monitor efforts in improving viral suppression in specific

counties, census tracts, zip codes and some specific facilities• Encourage improvement in surveillance data completeness

(race, sex, transmission category)

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Viral suppression (VS) among adults and adolescents engaged

and retained in care, by sex, Georgia 2012

Male Female Unknown sex0102030405060708090

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72 687878 75

86

VS among engaged VS among retained

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*N= number retained in careAdults and adolescents >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

N* = 13,160 N* = 4,298 N* = 71

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Viral suppression (VS) among adult and adolescent males engaged and retained in

care, by race/ethnicity, Georgia 2012

Black Hispanic/Latino

White Other*/Unknown

0102030405060708090

100

66 7383 7773 79

87 83

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N= number retained in careAdult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml*American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander groups together constitute <2% of males living with HIV in Georgia and are grouped with those of mixed or unknown race/ethnicity

N* = 11,236 N* = 893 N* =4,490 N* =2,078

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Viral suppression (VS) among adult and adolescent females engaged and retained

in care, by race/ethnicity, Georgia 2012

Black Hispanic/Latino

White Other*/Unknown

0

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6776 73 7074 81 79 78

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N= number retained in careAdult and adolescent females >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, GeorgiaEngaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml*American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander groups together constitute <2% of males living with HIV in Georgia and are grouped with those of mixed or unknown race/ethnicity

N* = 186N* = 3,350 N* = 432 N* = 330

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Viral suppression (VS) among adults and adolescents engaged and

retained in care, by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0102030405060708090

100

51 5869 76 80

5866

76 81 86

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

ent

*N= number retained in careAdult and adolescents >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

N* = 639 N* = 2,568 N* = 7,265 N* = 3,486N* = 6,436

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Viral suppression (VS) among adult and adolescent males engaged and retained

in care, by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0102030405060708090

100

4958

70 77 81

5766

77 82 87

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N = number retained in careAdult and adolescent males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

N* = 436 N* = 1,987 N* = 3,223 N* 4,992 N* = 2,522

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Viral suppression (VS) among adult and adolescent females engaged and retained

in care, by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0102030405060708090

100

57 5666 72 77

62 6473 78 83

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N= number retained in careAdult and adolescent females >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, Georgia Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

N* = 200 N* = 570 N* = 1,157 N* = 1,149 N* = 952

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Viral suppression (VS) among adult and adolescent males engaged and retained in

care, by transmission category**, Georgia 2012

MSM IDU MSM/IDU HET Other020406080

100

71 73 70 71 7778 80 78 78 83

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N= number retained in care; Males >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, GeorgiaEngaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012; Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml**MSM = Male to male sexual contact IDU = Injection drug useMSM/IDU = Male to male sexual contact and injection drug useHET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infectionOther = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified

N* = 9,787 N* = 801 N* = 741 N* = 830 N* 1,001

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Viral suppression (VS) among adult and adolescent females engaged and retained

in care, by transmission category**, Georgia 2012

HET IDU Other0102030405060708090

100

68 68 7075 76 79

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

ent

*N= number retained in care; Females >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, GeorgiaEngaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012; Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml**HET = Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be at high risk for, HIV infectionIDU = Injection drug useOther = hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified

N* = 3,129 N* = 907 N*= 262

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Viral suppression (VS) among Black MSM engaged and retained in care,

by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0

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40

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100

4455

66 72 79

5163

73 77 84

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N= number retained in careAdult and adolescent Black MSM >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, GeorgiaEngaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

N* = 670 N* = 2,658 N* = 344 N* = 136 N* = 68

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Viral suppression (VS) among White MSM engaged and retained in care,

by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0102030405060708090

100

5872 79 85 90

6876

85 88 92

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N= number retained in care Adult and adolescent White MSM >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, GeorgiaEngaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

N* = 39 N* = 319 N* = 849 N* = 136 N* = 68

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Viral suppression (VS) among Hispanic/Latino MSM engaged and

retained in care, by current age (years), Georgia 2012

13-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+0102030405060708090

100

68 6572 77 8079

71 76 8291

VS among engaged VS among retained

Perc

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*N= number retained in careAdult and adolescent H/L MSM >= age 13, diagnosed by 09/30/2011, living 12/31/2012, GeorgiaEngaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Retained in care >= 2 CD4 or VL at least 3 months apart in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

N* = 23 N* = 200 N* = 344 N* = 253 N* = 74

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Viral suppression (VS) among adults and adolescents engaged in care, Georgia, 2012, by diagnosis year

2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020110

102030405060708090

10081 79 81 79 78 74 75 76 74 73 74 72

VS among engagedYear of diagnosis

Perc

ent

Adults and adolescent s >= age 13, living 12/31/2012, current address Georgia = 46,495Engaged in care >= 1 CD4 or VL in 2012Viral suppression (VS) = VL<200 copies/ml

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Limitations• Incomplete reporting • Missing data for race/ethnicity, sex, and current

address • Lack of transmission category information• Multiple imputation use to redistribute risk when

missing• Definition of heterosexual transmission (sexual

contact with a known HIV infected partner or person with increased risk, i.e., MSM or IDU)

• Missing laboratory reports may lead to underestimation of engagement, retention and viral suppression

• Cannot distinguish lack of prescription of ART, failure of ART adherence, or inappropriate medication choice

• Laboratory measures may be a poor proxy for engagement and retention in HIV care

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Future analyses

• Monitoring the Care Continuum for both the prevalent population and by new diagnoses by year

• Advantages of monitoring the Care Continuum for new diagnoses: – Can measure linkage to care for new diagnoses– Excludes older cases who may have moved out of

state– May be more sensitive for measuring effectiveness

of interventions to improve testing, linkage, engagement and retention in care

– Can measure time from diagnosis to viral suppression

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Uncertainties

• Populations for which data are missing may be fundamentally different

• How to obtain data for transgender category• How to improve completeness of reporting• Data on ART use difficult to capture• Understanding barriers to ART adherence• Prioritizing further research

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Georgia Department of Public HealthHIV/AIDS Epidemiology Programhttp://health/state.ga.us/epi/hivaids