Open AccessInfections Prevented by Increasing HIV Serostatus Awareness in the United States, 2001 to 2004
Author(s) -
Steven D. Pinkerton,
David R. Holtgrave,
Carol L. Galletly
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318160d57e
Subject(s) - serostatus , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , incidence (geometry) , demography , environmental health , epidemiology , disease control , immunology , viral load , physics , sociology , optics
Persons living with HIV (PLWH) who are aware of their HIV status are more likely than serostatus-unaware PLWH to take precautions to prevent HIV transmission to their partners. The estimates of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that the proportion of PLWH who were aware of their serostatus increased between 2001 and 2004. The epidemiologic consequences of this increase in serostatus awareness are unknown.