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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to numerous negative health outcomes in adulthood and have been recognized as a hurdle to participating in HIV care. However, few studies have examined the cumulative impact that different types of childhood trauma have on HIV care engagement and HIV outcomes. This study characterized the relationship between ACEs, viral suppression, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among persons living with HIV (PLWH). We used HIV surveillance data and self-reported information on ACEs and HRQOL from PLWH in Washington State from 2018-2020. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between the quantity and type of ACEs and viral suppression. We used Poisson regression to examine the relationship between ACEs and HRQOL as measured by unhealthy days. The majority of PLWH experienced ≥1 ACE (86.8%). ACEs were not significantly associated with the likelihood of viral suppression (OR ≥4 vs 0 ACEs: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.12-2.09), but ACEs were associated with more unhealthy days experienced in a 30-day period (RR ≥4 vs 0 ACEs: 3.19, 95% CI: 1.59-6.40). These findings provide support that trauma is common among PLWH, and efforts to address the impact of childhood trauma may work to improve quality of life.
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Experiências Adversas da Infância , Infecções por HIV , Qualidade de Vida , Humanos , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Feminino , Masculino , Washington/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/psicologia , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Experiências Adversas da Infância/estatística & dados numéricos , Experiências Adversas da Infância/psicologia , Adulto Jovem , Carga Viral , Adolescente , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , AutorrelatoRESUMO
We examined patterns of genetic clustering among individuals diagnosed with HIV between 2010 and 2018 using data from King County, Washington's National HIV Surveillance System. Among 2,371 individuals newly diagnosed with HIV, 231 (10%) experienced unstable housing or were living homeless at the time of diagnosis. Among the 1,658 (70%) people with an available HIV-1 pol gene sequence, 1,071 (65%) were identified to be part of 296 genetic clusters. In our analysis, housing status was not associated with genetic clustering (OR 1.02; 95%CI:0.75,1.39). After adjusting for demographic and behavioral factors, people who were living homeless at HIV diagnosis had 35% lower odds of being identified as part of a genetic cluster (AOR 0.65; 95%CI:0.44,0.95) compared to people with stable housing. Our findings highlight that people experiencing unstable housing are disproportionately burdened by HIV, and that within this population in King County, being in a genetic cluster is predominantly associated with substance use.
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Infecções por HIV , Pessoas Mal Alojadas , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Habitação , Humanos , Epidemiologia Molecular , Washington/epidemiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Identifying factors associated with poor human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care continuum outcomes in the first year after HIV diagnosis could guide care engagement efforts at the time of diagnosis. METHODS: We analyzed data from newly diagnosed persons living with HIV (PLWH) who received a partner services (PS) interview in King County, WA from January 1, 2013, to June 30, 2016. The outcome measure was failure to reach viral suppression, defined as the lack of an HIV RNA result <200 copies/mL reported to surveillance within one year after diagnosis. We constructed Kaplan-Meier curves of time to viral suppression and examined associations between viral suppression and demographic characteristics, substance use, housing status, and plan for HIV care. RESULTS: Among 549 individuals, 69 (13%) did not achieve viral suppression within 1 year. Failure to reach suppression was associated with having no plan for HIV care at the time of PS interview (n = 72; 13% of the total population; RR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.04-1.36] and unstable housing (n = 81; 15% of the total population; [RR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.05-1.35). Among persons with one of these two risk factors, 76% achieved viral suppression, compared with 91% of those with stable housing and a plan for care. Overall, 80% of persons who ultimately reached suppression did so by 7.3 months. CONCLUSIONS: Providing early support services to PLWH who have unstable housing or no plan for care at the time of HIV partner services interview and to those who do not reach viral suppression shortly after diagnosis could improve the HIV care continuum.
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Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente/normas , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Vigilância em Saúde Pública , Resposta Viral Sustentada , Falha de Tratamento , Adulto , Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Habitação , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Carga Viral/efeitos dos fármacos , Washington/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Although diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among persons who inject drugs in the United States are declining, an HIV outbreak among such persons in rural Indiana demonstrated that population's vulnerability to HIV infection (1). In August 2018, Public Health-Seattle and King County (PHSKC) identified a cluster of cases of HIV infection among persons living homeless, most of whom injected drugs. Investigation identified 14 related cases diagnosed from February to mid-November 2018 among women who inject drugs and men who have sex with women (MSW) who inject drugs and their sex partners. All 14 persons were living homeless in an approximately 3-square-mile area and were part of a cluster of 23 cases diagnosed since 2008. Twenty-seven cases of HIV infection were diagnosed among women and MSW who inject drugs in King County during January 1-November 15, 2018, a 286% increase over the seven cases diagnosed in 2017. PHSKC has alerted medical and social service providers and the public about the outbreak, expanded HIV testing among persons who inject drugs or who are living homeless, and is working to increase the availability of clinical and prevention services in the geographic area of the outbreak. This outbreak highlights the vulnerability of persons who inject drugs, particularly those who also are living homeless, to outbreaks of HIV infection, even in areas with high levels of viral suppression and large syringe services programs (SSPs).
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Surtos de Doenças , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Heterossexualidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoas Mal Alojadas/estatística & dados numéricos , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa/epidemiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Washington/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Many US health departments have implemented Data to Care interventions, which use HIV surveillance data to identify persons who are inadequately engaged in HIV medical care and assist them with care reengagement, but the effectiveness of this strategy is uncertain. METHODS: We conducted a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized evaluation of a Data to Care intervention in King County, Washington, 2011 to 2014. Persons diagnosed as having HIV for at least 6 months were eligible based on 1 of 2 criteria: (1) viral load (VL) greater than 500 copies/mL and CD4 less than 350 cells/µL at the last report in the past 12 months or (2) no CD4 or VL reported to the health department for at least 12 months. The intervention included medical provider contact, patient contact, and a structured individual interview. Health department staff assisted patients with reengagement using health systems navigation, brief counseling, and referral to support services. We clustered all eligible cases in the county by the last known medical provider and randomized the order of clusters for intervention, creating contemporaneous intervention and control periods (cases in later clusters contributed person-time to the control period at the same time that cases in earlier clusters contributed person-time to the intervention period). We compared the time to viral suppression (VL <200 copies/mL) for individuals during intervention and control periods using a Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS: We identified 997 persons (intention to treat [ITT]), 18% of whom had moved or died. Of the remaining 822 (modified ITT), 161 (20%) had an undetectable VL reported before contact and 164 (20%) completed the individual interview. The hazard ratio (HR) for time to viral suppression did not differ between the intervention and control periods in ITT (HR, 1.21 [95% confidence interval, 0.85-1.71]) or modified ITT (HR, 1.18 [95% confidence interval, 0.83-1.68]) analysis. CONCLUSIONS: The Data to Care intervention did not impact time to viral suppression.
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Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico , Intervenção Médica Precoce/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Cooperação do Paciente , Adulto , Antirretrovirais/administração & dosagem , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Análise por Conglomerados , Intervenção Médica Precoce/métodos , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Carga Viral , Washington/epidemiologiaRESUMO
To better understand country of birth-related shifts in the demography of people newly diagnosed with HIV infection, we compared demographic and clinical characteristics of foreign-born and U.S.-born residents of King County, WA diagnosed with HIV from 2006 to 2015. The proportion of cases that were foreign-born increased from 23 to 34% during this time. Most foreign-born cases were born in Africa (34%), Latin America (32%), Asia (22%), or Europe (7%). Latin Americans and Asians were similar to U.S.-born individuals by HIV risk factor and gender, while Africans were more likely to be female and less often men who have sex with men. In 2015, approximately 15% of cases presumptively newly diagnosed in King County were foreign-born individuals who self-reported a pre-immigration HIV diagnosis. Increases in foreign-born individuals previously diagnosed out of country may lead to inaccuracy in the count of new diagnoses, including an over-estimate of community-acquired HIV in King County.
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Emigrantes e Imigrantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções por HIV/transmissão , Adulto , Negro ou Afro-Americano/estatística & dados numéricos , Asiático/estatística & dados numéricos , Comparação Transcultural , Estudos Transversais , Europa (Continente)/etnologia , Feminino , Previsões , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/terapia , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Homossexualidade Masculina , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância da População , Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero , Resultado do Tratamento , Washington , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The estimated burden of chronic disease among people living with HIV (PLWH) varies considerably by data source, due to differences in case definitions, analytic approaches, and underlying patient populations. We evaluated the burden of diabetes (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in two large data systems that are commonly queried to evaluate health issues affecting HIV care patients: the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), a nationally representative sample, and the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS), a clinical cohort. In order to reconcile these two data sources, we addressed issues common to observational data, including selection bias, missing data, and development of case definitions. The overall adjusted estimated prevalence of DM and CKD in MMP was 12.7% and 7.6%, respectively, and the overall prevalence of DM and CKD in CNICS was 9.9% and 8.3%, respectively; prevalence estimates increased with age in both data sources. After reconciling the approach to analyzing MMP and CNICS data, sub-group specific prevalence estimates of DM and CKD was generally similar in both data sources. Both data sources suggest a considerable burden of disease among older adults in HIV care. MMP and CNICS can provide reliable data to monitor HIV co-morbidities in the US.
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Complicações do Diabetes/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Idoso , Doença Crônica , Estudos de Coortes , Comorbidade , Sistemas de Dados , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Humanos , Assistência ao Paciente , PrevalênciaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the lifetime risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis among US men who have sex with men (MSM), trends in risk and how risk varies between populations. METHODS: We used census and HIV surveillance data to construct life tables to estimate the cumulative risk of HIV diagnosis among cohorts of MSM born 1940 to 1994 in King County, Washington (KC) and Mississippi (MS). RESULTS: The cumulative risk of HIV diagnosis progressed in 3 phases. In phase 1, risk increased among MSM in successive cohorts born 1940 to 1964. Among men born 1955 to 1965 (the peak risk cohort), by age 55 years, 45% of white KC MSM, 65% of black KC MSM, 22% of white MS MSM, and 51% of black MS MSM had been diagnosed with HIV. In phase 2, men born 1965 to 1984, risk of diagnosis among KC MSM declined almost 60% relative to the peak risk cohort. A similar pattern of decline occurred in white MS MSM, with a somewhat smaller decline observed in black MS MSM. In phase 3, men born 1985 to 1994, the pattern of risk diverged. Among white KC MSM, black KC MSM, and white MS MSM, HIV risk increased slightly compared with men born 1975 to 1984, with 6%, 14%, and 2% diagnosed by age 27 years, respectively. Among black MS MSM born 1985 to 1994, HIV risk rose dramatically, with 35% HIV diagnosed by age 27 years. CONCLUSIONS: The lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis has substantially declined among MSM in KC and among white MSM in MS, but is rising dramatically among black MSM in MS.
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Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Tábuas de Vida , Grupos Raciais/estatística & dados numéricos , Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Negro ou Afro-Americano/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos de Coortes , Geografia , Infecções por HIV/etnologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mississippi/epidemiologia , Fatores de Risco , Washington/epidemiologia , População Branca/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To examine population and HIV care outcomes of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at their first incarceration of 2014 in 2 county jails in King County, Washington. METHODS: Using HIV surveillance data linked with jail booking data, we examined demographic information, viral loads, CD4 counts, and incarceration details for the period prior to jail booking, during incarceration, and year following jail release. RESULTS: In 2014, 202 PLWHA were incarcerated, 51% of whom were virally nonsuppressed at booking. This population represented approximately 3% of all HIV-diagnosed persons and 7% of virally nonsuppressed persons in King County. Within a year of release, 62% were virally suppressed, compared with 79% of the general HIV-diagnosed population in King County. CONCLUSIONS: Incarcerated PLWHA are disproportionately virally nonsuppressed compared with nonincarcerated PLWHA up to a year after release from jail. Public Health Implications. Coordination of health information exchange between the health department and jails could enhance public health efforts to improve the HIV care continuum.
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Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/terapia , Vigilância da População , Prisioneiros , Adulto , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Carga Viral , Washington/epidemiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To assess how integration of HIV surveillance and field services might influence surveillance data and linkage to care metrics. METHODS: We used HIV surveillance and field services data from King County, Washington, to assess potential impact of misclassification of prior diagnoses on numbers of new diagnoses. The relationship between partner services and linkage to care was evaluated with multivariable log-binomial regression models. RESULTS: Of the 2842 people who entered the King County HIV Surveillance System in 2010 to 2015, 52% were newly diagnosed, 41% had a confirmed prior diagnosis in another state, and 7% had an unconfirmed prior diagnosis. Twelve percent of those classified as newly diagnosed for purposes of national HIV surveillance self-reported a prior HIV diagnosis that was unconfirmed. Partner services recipients were more likely than nonrecipients to link to care within 30 days (adjusted risk ratio [RR] = 1.10; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03, 1.18) and 90 days (adjusted RR = 1.07; 95% CI = 1.01, 1.14) of diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: Integration of HIV surveillance, partner services, and care linkage efforts may improve the accuracy of HIV surveillance data and facilitate timely linkage to care.
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Serviços de Saúde Comunitária , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/terapia , Vigilância da População , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Coleta de Dados/métodos , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise de Regressão , Autorrelato , Washington/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on HIV care patients, aged 18-64, was evaluated in three jurisdictions with Medicaid expansion (Chicago, New York State, and Washington) and three jurisdictions without Medicaid expansion (Georgia, Texas, and Virginia) using data from the Medical Monitoring Project. Multivariate regression models were used to evaluate insurance status that was reported pre- and post-ACA; self-reported impact of ACA on HIV care was explored with descriptive statistics. The likelihood of having insurance was significantly greater post-ACA compared to pre-ACA in Chicago (aRR = 1.33, 95%CI = 1.20, 1.47), Washington (aRR = 1.15, 95%CI = 1.08, 1.22), and Virginia (aRR = 1.14, 95%CI = 1.00, 1.29). In Washington and Chicago, the likelihood of being Medicaid-insured was greater post-ACA compared to pre-ACA implementation (Chicago: aRR = 1.25, 95%CI = 1.03,1.53; Washington: aRR = 1.66 95% CI = 1.30, 2.13). No other significant differences were observed. Only a subset of HIV care patients (range: 15-35%) reported a change in insurance that would have coincided with the implementation of ACA; and within this subset, a change in medical care costs was the most commonly noted issue. In conclusion, the influence of ACA on insurance coverage and other factors affecting HIV care likely varies by jurisdiction.
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Infecções por HIV/terapia , Cobertura do Seguro/estatística & dados numéricos , Seguro Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Medicaid/estatística & dados numéricos , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Adulto , Chicago , Feminino , Georgia , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , New York , Texas , Estados Unidos , Virginia , WashingtonRESUMO
The transformation of HIV from a fatal disease to lifelong disease has resulted in an HIV-infected population that is growing and aging, placing new and increasing demands on public programs and health services. We used National HIV Surveillance System and US census data to project the demographic composition of the population of people living with diagnosed HIV (PLWDH) in the United States through 2045. The input parameters for the projections include: (1) census projections, (2) number of people with an existing HIV diagnosis in 2013, (3) number of new HIV diagnoses in 2013, and (4) death rate within the PLWDH population in 2013. Sex-, risk group-, and race-specific projections were estimated through an adapted Leslie Matrix Model for age-structured populations. Projections for 2013-2045 suggest that the number of PLWDH in the U.S. will consistently grow, from 917,294 to 1,232,054, though the annual growth rate will slow from 1.8% to 0.8%. The number of PLWDH aged 55 years and older will increase from 232,113 to 470,221. The number of non-Hispanic (NH) African Americans/Blacks and Hispanics is projected to consistently grow, shifting the racial/ethnic composition of the US PLWDH population from 32 to 23% NH-White, 42 to 38% NH-Black, and 20-32% Hispanic between 2013 and 2045. Given current trends, the composition of the PLWDH population is projected to change considerably. Public health practitioners should anticipate large shifts in the age and racial/ethnic structure of the PLWDH population in the United States.
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Demografia , Etnicidade , Previsões , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Grupos Raciais , Distribuição por Sexo , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Envelhecimento , Censos , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Dinâmica Populacional , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The US National HIV/AIDS Strategy defines national objectives related to HIV prevention and care. The extent to which US cities are meeting those objectives is uncertain. METHODS: We analyzed King County, WA, HIV surveillance data collected between 2004 and 2013. The study population included 9539 persons diagnosed as having and living with HIV infection and 3779 persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection. RESULTS: Between 2004 and 2013, the rate of new HIV diagnosis decreased from 18.4 to 13.2 per 100,000 residents (decline of 28%); AIDS diagnosis rates declined 42% from 12 to 7 per 100,000; and age-adjusted death rates decreased from 27 to 15 per 1000 persons living with HIV/AIDS (decline of 42%; P<0.0001 for all 3 trends). The rate of new HIV diagnosis declined 26% among men who have sex with men (MSM; P=0.0002), with the largest decline occurring in black MSM (44%). Among 8679 individuals with laboratory results reported to National HIV Surveillance System from 2006 through 2013, viral suppression (viral load<200 copies/mL) increased from 45% to 86% (P<0.0001), with all racial/ethnic groups achieving greater than 80% viral suppression in 2013. INTERPRETATION: The rates of new HIV diagnosis, AIDS diagnoses, and mortality in persons living with HIV in King County, WA, have significantly declined over the last decade. These changes have occurred concurrent with a dramatic increase in HIV viral suppression and have affected diverse populations, including MSM and African American MSM. These findings demonstrate substantial local success in achieving the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Doenças Virais Sexualmente Transmissíveis/epidemiologia , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/diagnóstico , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/etnologia , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/mortalidade , Adulto , Negro ou Afro-Americano/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Objetivos , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/etnologia , Infecções por HIV/mortalidade , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Homossexualidade Masculina/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doenças Virais Sexualmente Transmissíveis/diagnóstico , Doenças Virais Sexualmente Transmissíveis/etnologia , Doenças Virais Sexualmente Transmissíveis/mortalidade , Washington/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: US guidelines now recommend that all HIV-infected persons receive antiretroviral therapy). HIV prevention is increasingly focused on ensuring that infected persons are diagnosed soon after HIV acquisition and quickly link to care and initiate antiretroviral therapy. We examined trends in time from HIV diagnosis to viral load suppression in King County, WA, to gauge improvement in our HIV care continuum over time. METHODS: We used HIV surveillance data and Cox proportional hazards to evaluate how the time from diagnosis to viral suppression changed among persons newly diagnosed as having HIV in King County, WA, between 2007 and 2013. RESULTS: A total of 1490 (84%) of 1766 newly diagnosed persons achieved viral suppression in a median time of 213 days (95% confidence interval, 203-229). Thirty-six percent of all persons diagnosed in 2007 and 77% in 2013 were virally suppressed within 12 months of HIV diagnosis (P < 0.0001). Differences in time to suppression by calendar year persisted when stratifying by CD4 count at diagnosis. Race was not significantly associated with time to viral suppression. CONCLUSIONS: Time from HIV diagnosis to viral suppression dramatically declined between 2007 and 2013, and more than three quarters of recently HIV-diagnosed individuals in King County, WA, now achieve viral suppression within a year of diagnosis. This improvement was evident among all persons newly diagnosed as having HIV, regardless of race/ethnicity or CD4 count at time of diagnosis.
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Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente , Infecções por HIV , Adolescente , Adulto , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância da População , Tempo para o Tratamento , Carga Viral , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Prevention and clinical efforts are increasingly focused on improving the HIV care cascade, the sequential steps from diagnosis to engagement in care and viral suppression. Monitoring of this cascade is largely dependent on HIV laboratory surveillance data. However, little is known about the completeness of these data or the true care status of individuals for whom no data are reported. METHODS: We investigated people presumed to be living with HIV/AIDS in King County, WA, who had no laboratory results reported to HIV surveillance for at least 1 year between 2006 and 2010. We determined whether each person had relocated, died, or remained in the county. RESULTS: Of 7379 HIV-infected people presumed living in King County, 2545 (35%) had 1 or more 12-month gap in laboratory reporting. Among these individuals, 47% had relocated, 7% died, and 38% remained in King County; we were unable to determine the status of 8%. Of individuals remaining in the area, 91% had evidence of returning to or being in HIV care. Case investigations reduced the proportion of individuals thought to be out of care in 2011 from 27% to 16%. CONCLUSIONS: Investigations of individuals without laboratory results reported to HIV surveillance identified large numbers of people who are no longer living in the area. Our findings suggest that current estimates of the HIV care cascade may be too pessimistic and that individual case investigations are required to accurately define the size and composition of the population of people living with HIV in local areas.
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Fármacos Anti-HIV/administração & dosagem , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Vigilância da População , Saúde Pública , Migrantes , Adolescente , Adulto , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estados Unidos , Carga ViralRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Injection drug use (IDU) is a risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) acquisition and occurs disproportionately among women who exchange sex (WES). However, little is known about HCV epidemiology in this population. We estimated HCV seroprevalence, identified correlates of HCV seropositivity, and characterized social networks by HCV serostatus and IDU history among WES in the Seattle, Washington, area. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of data from the 2016 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance survey in the Seattle, Washington area, a cross-sectional survey that used respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to enroll WES for money or drugs (N = 291). All participants were offered rapid HCV-antibody testing. We estimated HCV seropositivity and used log regression methods to estimate crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) for correlates of HCV seropositivity among WES. Using RDS recruitment chain data, we computed homophily indices to estimate the extent to which participants were likely to recruit another participant with the same HCV serostatus and IDU history. RESULTS: In the study sample of WES in the Seattle, Washington area, 79% reported lifetime IDU and 60% were HCV seropositive. HCV seropositivity was strongly associated with ever injecting drugs (PRadj: 7.7 [3.3, 18.0]). The RDS homophily scores for HCV seropositivity (0.07) and ever injecting drugs (0.02) suggested that participants did not tend to recruit others with the same characteristics beyond what would be expected by chance. CONCLUSION: Among this sample of WES in Seattle, Washington area, HCV seroprevalence was high and strongly associated with a history of IDU. The high burden of HCV among WES suggests this marginalized group would benefit from additional harm reduction services and targeted HCV treatment campaigns to reduce forward transmission. We saw little evidence of preferential recruitment among WES who were HCV seropositive or reported a history of IDU, suggesting the potential futility of peer-based referrals for HCV treatment.
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Hepacivirus , Hepatite C , Humanos , Feminino , Estudos Transversais , Estudos Soroepidemiológicos , Washington/epidemiologia , Hepatite C/epidemiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global economic and healthcare systems. People living with HIV (PLWH) represent a marginalized and stigmatized population who may have been particularly impacted. The purpose of this analysis was to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PLWH in the United States. SETTING: United States. METHODS: We analyzed surveys of behavioral and clinical characteristics of PLWH residing in 5 states that participated in the Medical Monitoring Project between 2020 and 2022. We described the impact of COVID-19 illness, testing, and diagnoses; receipt of medical care; social service access; employment; and preventive measures by project site and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Unweighted data from 1715 PLWH were analyzed. A high proportion of PLWH had medical care disrupted by the pandemic; 31% of PLWH missed medical appointments, 26% missed routine laboratory test results, and 7% missed antiretroviral therapy doses. In total, 30% of PLWH reported losing wages and 19% reported difficulty in accessing social services. Overall, 88% reported receiving at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but vaccine uptake was low among younger, Black, and Hispanic or Latina/o/x PLWH. CONCLUSIONS: This descriptive analysis reinforces previous findings that show that COVID-19 negatively impacted PLWH and their ability to obtain medical care. Additional efforts will be critical to ameliorating the longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on the health of PLWH and supporting PLWH through future pandemics and healthcare system disruptions.
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COVID-19 , Infecções por HIV , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Masculino , Feminino , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , SARS-CoV-2 , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Adulto Jovem , AdolescenteRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: The authors examined temporal trends and correlates of HIV testing frequency among men who have sex with men (MSM) in King County, Washington. METHODS: The authors evaluated data from MSM testing for HIV at the Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC) STD Clinic and Gay City Health Project (GCHP) and testing history data from MSM in PHSKC HIV surveillance. The intertest interval (ITI) was defined as the number of days between the last negative HIV test and the current testing visit or first positive test. Correlates of the log(10)-transformed ITI were determined using generalised estimating equations linear regression. RESULTS: Between 2003 and 2010, the median ITI among MSM seeking HIV testing at the STD Clinic and GCHP were 215 (IQR: 124-409) and 257 (IQR: 148-503) days, respectively. In multivariate analyses, younger age, having only male partners and reporting ≥10 male sex partners in the last year were associated with shorter ITIs at both testing sites (p<0.05). Among GCHP attendees, having a regular healthcare provider, seeking a test as part of a regular schedule and inhaled nitrite use in the last year were also associated with shorter ITIs (p<0.001). Compared with MSM testing HIV negative, MSM newly diagnosed with HIV had longer ITIs at the STD Clinic (median of 278 vs 213 days, p=0.01) and GCHP (median 359 vs 255 days, p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Although MSM in King County appear to be testing at frequent intervals, further efforts are needed to reduce the time that HIV-infected persons are unaware of their status.
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Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Homossexualidade Masculina , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Fatores de Tempo , WashingtonRESUMO
Background: People living with HIV (PLWH) who have not achieved or maintained viral suppression post-diagnosis likely face multiple barriers to HIV care. To identify these barriers a universally accepted definition of viral suppression is needed. The most common definition, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition, contains simplifying assumptions that may misclassify individuals and attenuate associations. In this study, we evaluated alternative definitions of viral suppression on their ability to identify barriers to care. Design and methods: We used HIV surveillance data to classify participants of the 2015-2019 Washington Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) as virally suppressed or not using the CDC definition and two definitions that assess viral suppression over a longer period ("Enriched" and "Durable"). We identified barriers to suppression from literature (unstable housing, illicit drug use, poor mental health, heavy drinking, recent incarceration, racism, and poverty) and measured them using interview questions from MMP. We compared the rate ratios (RR) of being not virally suppressed using each definition for each barrier. Results: There were 858 PLWH in our study. All viral suppression definitions classified a similar proportion of people as suppressed (85%-89%). The durable viral suppression definition consistently yielded the largest rate ratios (e.g. unstable housing: CDC RR = 1.3, 95% CI 0.9-1.8; Enriched 1.5, 95% CI 1.0-2.2; Durable 2.2, 95% CI 1.6-3.1) and reclassified 10% of the population relative to the CDC definition. Conclusions: Longitudinal definitions for viral suppression may yield less misclassification and serve as superior tools for identifying and curtailing barriers to HIV care.
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BACKGROUND: Serologic studies indicate that herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and HSV-2 infections are highly prevalent among people infected with HIV. As an ulcerative genital disease, HSV may be important to HIV transmission and HIV-comorbidity. Routine clinical care of HSV in this population has not been described. METHODS: Data were abstracted from medical records of HIV-infected individuals by the Adult/Adolescent Spectrum of HIV Disease Project. Clinician-documented HSV diagnosis and HSV treatment, defined as any prescription for acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir, were the outcomes of interest. We present descriptive statistics and trends in HSV diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS: Between 1989 and 2004, 61,299 people were followed in this study. HSV was diagnosed in 20% of the population, and 32% of the population received HSV antiviral prescriptions. Prescriptions for episodic treatment were given to 28% of patients, and 11% received prescriptions for suppressive therapy. The average annual rate of HSV diagnosis declined by 31% during the course of the study. CONCLUSIONS: Clinically recognized HSV infections were frequent despite declining rates of diagnosis. Providers should have a high index of suspicion for HSV and consider routine screening and suppressive therapy for patients at risk of clinical disease.