Interventions Along the HIV Care Continuum in an Urban U.S. Community: How Effective?

In a mathematical model of HIV infection in Newark, New Jersey, a combination of interventions was projected to reduce incidence by 16% in 10 years.

HIV prevalence in some urban U.S. communities approaches that seen in some sub-Saharan African countries. In Newark, New Jersey, HIV prevalence is as high as 3.3% in populations with high frequencies of — and interactions between — injection-drug use and high-risk sexual behaviors. To estimate the potential effects of various interventions leading to virologic suppression on future HIV incidence and mortality, investigators constructed a mathematical model of the HIV epidemic in Newark during a 10-year period using epidemiologic surveillance data collected between 2002 and 2010.

The interventions that were most effective in lowering HIV incidence involved improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in high-risk groups, improving ART …

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Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD

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Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD

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Interventions Along the HIV Care Continuum in an Urban U.S. Community: How Effective?

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