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. 2017 Dec 11;3(4):e95. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.8312

Table 1.

Data sources for the Ending the Epidemic (ETE) geovisualization dashboard.

Source Description (level of data aggregation) Format Timeframe Distribution Measures
Surveillance data Population-based registry: electronic reporting of lab tests; physician reports; active field surveillance; case investigations (as low as ZIP code, but may be a larger geographic area when numbers all small to protect privacy) Prepared in SAS, converted to Excel Annual New York State, New York City Number of new HIV/AIDSa diagnoses, prevalent cases, linkage to care, retention in care, viral load suppression, late and concurrent diagnoses, CD4 count, AIDS diagnoses, deaths among people living with HIV/AIDS
NYC Community Health Survey Telephone survey (United Hospital Fund neighborhood) Prepared in SAS, converted to Excel Annual New York City (all 5 boroughs) HIV testing and condom use
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Telephone survey (County) Static reports Annual New York State HIV testing
NY State Department of Health Quality of Care program (eHIVQUAL) Facility-reported performance measurement review (Facility) Static reports Biennial New York State Visit frequency, new patient retention, viral load suppression, antiretroviral therapy usage
NYLinks Facility-reported performance measurement web application (Facility) Static reports Bi-monthly, quarterly Regions: Upper Manhattan, Western New York, Hudson Region, Queens, Long Island Linkage to care among newly diagnosed, short-term retention, 2-year retention in care
Vital statistics Registry of all deaths and live births, collected administratively (County) Excel Annual New York State, New York City Deaths with underlying cause of HIV/AIDS
Medicaid Administrative billing data (County) Excel Annual New York State PreP prescriptions filled

aAIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome.