Open AccessHIV Diagnoses and the HIV Care Continuum Among Women and Girls Aged ≥13 Years–39 States and the District of Columbia, 2015–2016
Author(s) -
Karen W. Hoover,
Xiaohong Hu,
Sarah Porter,
Kate Buchacz,
Martha D Bond,
Azfar-e-Alam Siddiqi,
Suzanne Haynes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002023
Subject(s) - medicine , viral load , psychological intervention , transmission (telecommunications) , hiv diagnosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , young adult , demography , pediatrics , gerontology , immunology , antiretroviral therapy , psychiatry , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering
In 2017, 19% of new HIV diagnoses in the United States were in women. HIV acquisition can be prevented with pre-exposure prophylaxis, and HIV transmission with viral suppression. HIV viral suppression is achieved by linking women to care and supporting adherence to antiretroviral medications. The national HIV prevention goal for viral suppression is 80%.