TABLE 2—

Linkage to Care and Viral Status Among People Living With HIV/AIDS and Incarcerated: King County, WA, 2014

Variable	People Living With HIV/AIDS and Incarcerated (n = 202), No. (%)
Prior to First 2014 incarceration
≥ 1 VL test in prior year or CD4 in 2 y prior to first booking
Yes	191 (95)
No (defined as “out of care”)	11 (6)
≥ 1 VL in year prior	173 (86)
Virally suppressed (VL < 200 copies/mL) in year prior to booking
Yes	99 (49)
No	74 (37)
No VL reported (presumed not suppressed)	29 (14)
During First 2014 incarceration
VL or CD4 tested while incarcerated
Yes	40 (20)
No	162 (80)
Virally suppressed (n = 33)	12 (37)
After First 2014 incarceration
≥ 1 VL test in the year after release
Yes	170 (84)
Within 1 mo	31 (18)
> 1 mo to ≤ 3 mo	64 (38)
> 3 mo to ≤ 6 mo	44 (26)
Within 12 mo	31 (18)
No	32 (16)
Engaged in continuous care in year following incarcerationa
Yes	126 (62)
No	76 (38)
Viral suppression in year following release
Virally suppressed (VL < 200 copies/mL) in year following releaseb	126 (62)
Within 1 mo	16 (8)
> 1 mo to ≤ 3 mo	46 (23)
> 3 mo to ≤ 6 mo	36 (18)
Within 12 mo	28 (14)
No VL test in the year following release	32 (16)
Virally nonsuppressed (VL > 200 copies/mL) in year following release	44 (22)

Note. VL = viral load.

^aDefined as ≥ 2 care visits or HIV-related laboratory tests ≥ 3 months apart in year.

^bProportions by time periods are out of total (n = 202).