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Estimating antiretroviral treatment coverage rates and viral suppression rates for homosexual men in Australia
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Gay and other men who have sex with men (GMSM) are disproportionally affected by the HIV epidemic in Australia. The study objective is to combine a clinical-based cohort with a community-based surveillance system to present a broader representation of the GMSM community to determine estimates of proportions receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and/or with an undetectable viral load. Between 2010 and 2012, small increases were shown in ART uptake (to 70.2%) and proportions with undetectable viral load (to 62.4%). The study findings highlight the potential for significantly increasing ART uptake among HIV-positive GMSM to reduce the HIV epidemic in Australia.
- Subjects :
- biology
business.industry
Gonorrhea
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Article
Men who have sex with men
Genital warts
Infectious Diseases
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Immunology
Cohort
Medicine
Syphilis
business
Thrush
Viral load
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a9340174a10d806cfc74b9363716c1d9