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. 2020 Jan 6;15(1):e0226870. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226870

Table 3. Clinical outcomes by PL use over time.

Low PL Use High PL Use
Viral Suppression N Percent Suppressed N Percent Suppressed p-value
6 months 33 78.8 53 94.6 0.03
12 months 30 76.7 23 87.0 0.48
18 months 15 86.7 22 90.9 0.99
24 months 13 69.2 18 94.4 0.13
Engagement in Care N Percent Engaged N Percent Engaged p-value
6 months 39 87.2 59 93.2 0.48
12 months 38 73.7 27 88.9 0.21
18 months 22 77.3 23 95.7 0.10
24 months 20 75.0 18 88.9 0.41

Table 3 shows the observed outcomes by level of PL use. PL members are included in a given time point for which they were actively enrolled in PL, defined as receiving daily queries for at least 5.5 months of the 6-month interval. Members who responded to ≥48% of daily queries in the prior 6-months are classified as high PL users; those with <48% response rates are low users. Viral suppression is defined as having a viral load <200 copies/mL. Engagement in care is defined as having attended 2 or more HIV appointments separated by at least 90 days within the past year.