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A Comparative Analysis of Different HIV Viral Load Suppression Definitions Among Clients Receiving Care in the Miami-Dade Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
The study’s objective was to examine variations in viral load (VL) suppression definitions among clients in the Ryan White Program (RWP). Data from...
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Real-World Effectiveness of Dolutegravir/Lamivudine in People With HIV-1 in Test-and-Treat Settings or With High Baseline Viral Loads: TANDEM Study Subgroup Analyses
IntroductionDolutegravir/lamivudine (DTG/3TC) was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019 for the treatment of antiretroviral...
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Compliance to Viral Load Monitoring Schedules Among Women Attending Prevention of Vertical HIV Transmission Services Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load (VL) monitoring was likely interrupted during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We used...
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The association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms within type 1 interferon pathway genes and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load in antiretroviral-naïve participants
BackgroundHuman genetic contribution to HIV progression remains inadequately explained. The type 1 interferon (IFN) pathway is important for host...
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Using Causal Bayesian Networks to Assess the Role of Patient-Centered Care and Psychosocial Factors on Durable HIV Viral Suppression
We assessed the role of patient-centered care on durable viral suppression (i.e., all viral load test results < 200 copies per ml during 2019) by...
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Durable Viral Suppression Among Young Adults Living with HIV Receiving Ryan White Services in New York City
Identifying factors associated with durable viral suppression (DVS) can inform interventions to support young adults living with HIV (YALWH) in...
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Adherence to viral load testing guidelines, barriers, and associated factors among persons living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a mixed-methods study
BackgroundUganda adapted Viral load (VL) testing for monitoring HIV treatment success and virologic failure. However, there is a paucity of data on...
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Peers plus mobile app for treatment in HIV (PATH): protocol for a randomized controlled trial to test a community-based integrated peer support and mHealth intervention to improve viral suppression among Hispanic and Black people living with HIV
BackgroundSignificant disparities continue to exist in the HIV care continuum, whereby Hispanic and Black people living with HIV (PLWH) are less...
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A Systematic Review: Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Morbidity, Mortality, and Viral Suppression in Patients Living With HIV
People living with HIV (PLWH) are a vulnerable patient population due to their immunosuppressed state and the risks associated with interruptions in...
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Strategies of Managing Repeated Measures: Using Synthetic Random Forest to Predict HIV Viral Suppression Status Among Hospitalized Persons with HIV
The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a major public health concern since the 1980s; untreated HIV infection has numerous consequences on quality of life. To...
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Prevalence of depression, syndemic factors and their impact on viral suppression among female sex workers living with HIV in eThekwini, South Africa
IntroductionOver half of female sex workers (FSW) in South Africa are living with HIV and clinical depression has been frequently documented among...
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Does the Relationship Between HIV Stigma Subtypes and Viral Suppression Differ by Age?: A Stratified Analysis of Data from the Florida Medical Monitoring Project
HIV-related stigma is recognized as a top barrier to achieve viral suppression in the United States, but data describing who is most affected by HIV...
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Viral load monitoring for people living with HIV in the era of test and treat: progress made and challenges ahead – a systematic review
BackgroundIn 2016, we conducted a systematic review to assess the feasibility of treatment monitoring for people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving...
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Mental Health, ART Adherence, and Viral Suppression Among Adolescents and Adults Living with HIV in South Africa: A Cohort Study
We followed adolescents and adults living with HIV aged older than 15 years who enrolled in a South African private-sector HIV programme to examine...
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Effects of M-DEPTH Model of Depression Care on Maternal HIV Viral Suppression and Adherence to the PMTCT Care Continuum Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Uganda: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial at Pregnancy Completion
Perinatal depression has been shown to impede adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)...
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Piloting Safety and Stabilization: A Multi-component Trauma Intervention to Improve HIV Viral Suppression, Retention in Care, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in a Southern United States HIV Service Organization
In this observational study, we assessed the extent to which a community-created pilot intervention, providing trauma-informed care for persons with...
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“After viral load testing, I get my results so I get to know which path my life is taking me”: qualitative insights on routine centralized and point-of-care viral load testing in western Kenya from the Opt4Kids and Opt4Mamas studies
BackgroundViral suppression (VS) is a marker of effective HIV therapy, and viral load (VL) testing is critical for treatment monitoring, especially...
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Identifying the best measures of alcohol consumption to predict future HIV viral suppression trajectories
Alcohol use is associated with poor outcomes among people living with HIV (PLWH), but it remains unclear which alcohol use measures best predict...
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Perinatal Depressive Symptoms and Viral Non-suppression Among a Prospective Cohort of Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
Depression is common during pregnancy and is associated with reduced adherence to HIV-related care, though little is known about perinatal...
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The Relationship between Age at Initiation of Regular Drinking of Alcohol and Viral Suppression Status, and Depression Symptoms Among People Living with HIV in South-Western Uganda
Alcohol use is an important factor in achieving and maintaining viral suppression and optimal mental health among persons with HIV (PWH), however,...