Table 1.
Prevalence of Sustained Viral Suppression Among Adults With Diagnosed HIV, Overall and by Selected Characteristics—United States, 2015–2018 (N = 11,914)a
| Overall |
Had Sustained Viral Suppression b |
Did Not Have Sustained Viral Suppression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Weighted Column % (95% CI) |
n | Weighted Column % (95% CI) |
n | Weighted Column % (95% CI) |
χ2 | df | p-Value | |
| Total (row %) | 11,914 | 8,089 | 63.7 (62.0–65.4) | 3,825 | 36.3 (34.6–38.0) | ||||
| Retained in HIV carec | 653 | 1 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Yes | 9,915 | 79.3 (77.9–80.8) | 7,467 | 90.8 (89.5–92.1) | 2,448 | 57.3 (54.9–59.7) | |||
| No | 1,691 | 20.7 (19.2–22.1) | 622 | 9.2 (7.9–10.5) | 1,069 | 42.7 (40.3–45.1) | |||
| No. of visits with any outpatient HIV care provider | 296 | 4 | <.0001 | ||||||
| 0 | 271 | 4.3 (3.6–4.9) | 82 | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) | 189 | 10.2 (8.4–12.0) | |||
| 1 | 688 | 6.7 (5.9–7.6) | 403 | 5.6 (4.6–6.6) | 285 | 8.8 (7.5–10.0) | |||
| 2 | 2,484 | 21.7 (19.8–23.6) | 1,851 | 23.8 (21.6–26.0) | 633 | 17.8 (15.5–20.2) | |||
| 3 | 1,997 | 16.7 (15.7–17.7) | 1,482 | 18.6 (17.4–19.7) | 515 | 13.3 (11.8–14.8) | |||
| ≥4 | 6,257 | 50.6 (48.3–52.9) | 4,182 | 51.0 (48.3–53.7) | 2,075 | 49.9 (47.4–52.5) | |||
| Any missed visits with a health care provider | 83 | 1 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Yes | 2,819 | 24.0 (22.8–25.1) | 1,604 | 20.0 (18.8–21.2) | 1,215 | 31.1 (28.8–33.3) | |||
| No | 8,974 | 76.0 (74.9–77.2) | 6,439 | 80.0 (78.8–81.2) | 2,535 | 68.9 (66.7–71.2) | |||
| Perceived frequency of HIV care visits | 213 | 1 | <.0001 | ||||||
| More than needed or about the right number needed | 10,779 | 89.9 (89.0–90.7) | 7,570 | 93.9 (93.3–94.5) | 3,209 | 82.5 (80.5–84.5) | |||
| Less than what was needed | 965 | 10.1 (9.3–11.0) | 460 | 6.1 (5.5–6.7) | 505 | 17.5 (15.5–19.5) | |||
| Received help from a professional to receive more outpatient HIV medical care | 88 | 1 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Yes | 1,596 | 14.0 (13.1–14.9) | 887 | 11.2 (10.3–12.1) | 709 | 19.0 (17.4–20.7) | |||
| No | 10,203 | 86.0 (85.1–86.9) | 7,159 | 88.8 (87.9–89.7) | 3,044 | 81.0 (79.3–82.6) | |||
| Attended a RWHAP-funded facility for usual source of HIV care | 4 | 1 | 0.050 | ||||||
| Yes | 7,904 | 69.5 (64.1–74.8) | 5,425 | 68.3 (62.6–74.1) | 2,479 | 71.9 (66.6–77.2) | |||
| No | 3,395 | 30.5 (25.2–35.9) | 2,513 | 31.7 (25.9–37.4) | 882 | 28.1 (22.8–33.4) | |||
Note. CI 5 confidence interval; RWHAP 5 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
a
All data are presented based on the past 12 months.
b
Sustained viral suppression was defined as having all viral load measurements in the past 12 months documented undetectable or <200 copies/mL.
c
Retention in care was defined as having ≥2 elements of outpatient HIV care ≥3 months apart in the past 12 months.