Table 3.

Retention in care and viral suppression among people aged ≥13 years who inject drugs^a and had their HIV infection diagnosed before 2012 and were alive on December 31, 2012, by selected characteristics-National HIV Surveillance System, 28 jurisdictions^b, United States.

	Number of HIV diagnoses	Retained in carec		Viral suppressiond
	No.	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
Characteristic
Sex
Male	49,537	23,324	47.1	20,474	41.3
Female	31,421	16,910	53.8	14,191	45.2
Race/ethnicity
Black/African American	42,868	21,021	49.0	17,630	41.1
Hispanic/Latinoe	19,695	9,869	50.1	8,384	42.6
White	14,699	6,905	47.0	6,548	44.5
Otherf	3,696	2,438	66.0	2,103	56.9
Age group at end of 2011 (yrs)
13-24	634	270	42.7	194	30.6
25-34	4,887	2,122	43.4	1,672	34.2
35-44	15,067	7,151	47.5	5,865	38.9
45-54	33,375	17,237	51.6	14,743	44.2
≥55	26,995	13,453	49.8	12,192	45.2
Stage at diagnosis
HIV infection stage 1, 2 or unknown	59,333	30,045	50.6	25,502	43.0
HIV infection stage 3 [AIDS]	21,624	10,189	47.1	9,163	42.4
Totalg	80,957	40,234	49.7	34,665	42.8

Abbreviation: HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.

^aData statistically adjusted to account for missing transmission categories.

^bJurisdictions include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

^cDefined as two or more CD4+ T-lymphocyte or viral load tests at least 3 months apart during 2012.

^dDefined as a viral load result of ≤200 copies/mL at the most recent viral load test during 2012.

^eHispanic/Latino can be of any race.

^fIncludes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and multiple races.

^gEstimates might not sum to total.