Table 2. Linkage and retention of SUCCESS1 study participants, HIV infected persons released from Fulton County Jail, Atlanta, GA, 2014–20162.
| Variable | Intervention Group (n = 44) No. (%) |
Comparison Group (n = 45) No. (%) |
Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linked3, 4 | 38 (86.3) | 34 (75.5) | 2.0 (0.68, 6.14) |
| Retained5 | 23 (52.3) | 18 (40.0) | 1.6 (0.71, 3.81) |
| Last known viral load ≤ 1500 copies/mL | 19 (43.2) | 25 (55.6) | 0.61 (0.26, 1.41) |
| Last known viral load ≤ 200 copies/mL | 17 (38.6) | 23 (51.1) | 0.60 (0.26, 1.40) |
1 Sustained, Unbroken, Connection to Care, Entry Services, and Suppression; strengths-based case management intervention implemented among individuals released from Fulton County Jail, compared with usual jail discharge services.
2 Results from Georgia Department of Public Health Electronic HIV/AIDS Reporting System; Database housing records of all HIV/AIDS laboratory draws in the state of Georgia: after submission of identities of 44 intervention group and 45 comparison group participants, balanced by age and birth gender.
3 Linkage defined as having any labs recorded in eHARS within the year following initial release from jail
4 Two persons on whom we obtained laboratory data from their jail stay were not recognized by the eHARS database and retrieved no results at all. In addition, 4 persons with identities recognized by eHARS did not have labs registered in eHARS subsequent to their release.
5 Retention defined as having at least 2 labs spaced 3 months apart recorded in eHARS within the year following initial release from jail