Disparities in the quality of HIV care when using US Department of Health and Human Services indicators.
We estimated US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)-approved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) indicators. Among patients, 71% were retained in care, 82% were prescribed treatment, and 78% had HIV RNA ≤200 copies/mL; younger adults, women, blacks, and injection drug users had poorer outcomes. Interventions are needed to reduce retention- and treatment-related disparities.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Keri N
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Althoff
Peter
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Rebeiro
John T
JT
Brooks
Kate
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Buchacz
Kelly
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Gebo
Jeffrey
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Martin
Robert
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Hogg
Jennifer E
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Thorne
Marina
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Klein
M John
MJ
Gill
Timothy R
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Sterling
Baligh
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Yehia
Michael J
MJ
Silverberg
Heidi
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Crane
Amy C
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Justice
Stephen J
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Gange
Richard
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Moore
Mari M
MM
Kitahata
Michael A
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Horberg
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services; D019562:Viral Load
D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents
HIV; HIV RNA suppression; antiretroviral therapy; quality of care; retention in care