Open AccessAssessment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Continuum in Korea using the National Health Insurance System Data
Author(s) -
Yoon-Min Cho,
Bum Sik Chin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and chemotherapy/gam'yeom gwa hwahag yo'beob/infection and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.724
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2092-6448
pISSN - 1598-8112
DOI - 10.3947/ic.2021.0025
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , dyslipidemia , diabetes mellitus , health care , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , family medicine , disease , demography , pharmacology , sociology , economic growth , economics , endocrinology
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been shown to significantly reduce the likelihood of transmission to other people as well as promoting the health of people living with Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (PLH). The purpose of this study was to assess the HIV care continuum of PLH in Korea using the national health insurance system (NHIS) database.