Figure 1.

HIV care cascade.^a

^a The HIV care cascade (or continuum) “is a model that outlines the sequential steps or stages of HIV medical care that people living with HIV go through from initial diagnosis to achieving the goal of viral suppression (a very low level of HIV in the body).”¹ Each step in the cascade has been associated with lower mortality, improved patient health, and even lower transmission of HIV.²

1. Backus L, Czarnogorski M, Yip G, et al. HIV care continuum applied to the US Department of Veterans Affairs: HIV virologic outcomes in an integrated health care system. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015 Aug 1;69(4):474–80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000615.

2. What is the HIV care continuum? [Internet]. Washington, DC: HIV.gov; last updated 2015 Aug 4 [cited 2017 Sep 29]. Available from: www.aids.gov/federal-resources/policies/care-continuum/.