Doing Better, but Not Yet Where We Want to Be

Consistent increases in prescriptions for antiretroviral treatment and in viral suppression occurred among all individuals in HIV clinical care between 2009 and 2013, but some groups still lag behind others.

The U.S. Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) collects a nationally representative data sample of HIV-infected adults in care, at regular intervals. To determine trends in antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescribing and HIV suppression among persons in HIV care, researchers compiled and compared MMP data from 2009 and 2013.

The investigators noted improvements in every sex, age, racial/ethnic, and sexual-identity group. Overall, 94.1% of HIV-infected adults in care were prescribed ART in 2013 compared with 88.7% in 2009. Improvements were larger in women, in younger people, and among black and Hispanic people. Similarly, the overall HIV suppression rate at last viral load test improved from 71.6% in 2009 to 80.1% in 2013, a trend noted in every dem…

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Charles B. Hicks, MD

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Charles B. Hicks, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardGilead Sciences; ViiV; Merck

RoyaltiesUpToDate, Inc.

Grant / Research supportNIH; Department of Health and Human Services

Doing Better, but Not Yet Where We Want to Be

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