Association of Implementation of a Universal Testing and Treatment Intervention With HIV Diagnosis, Receipt of Antiretroviral Therapy, and Viral Suppression in East Africa
dc.contributor.author | Maya, Petersen | |
dc.contributor.author | Balzer, Laura | |
dc.contributor.author | Kwarsiima, Dalsone | |
dc.contributor.author | Ayieko, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Kabami, Jane | |
dc.contributor.author | Owaraganise, Asiphas | |
dc.contributor.author | Mwangwa, Florence | |
dc.contributor.author | Kadede, Kevin | |
dc.contributor.author | Bukusi, Elizabeth A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tamara, D. Clark | |
dc.contributor.author | Charlebois, Edwin | |
dc.contributor.author | Kamya, Moses | |
dc.contributor.author | Havlir, Diane | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-24T06:23:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-24T06:23:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Antiretroviral treatment (ART) is now recommended for all HIV-positive persons. UNAIDS has set global targets to diagnose 90% of HIV-positive individuals, treat 90% of diagnosed individuals with ART, and suppress viral replication among 90% of treated individuals, for a population-level target of 73% of all HIV-positive persons with HIV viral suppression. To describe changes in the proportions of HIV-positive individuals with HIV viral suppression, HIV-positive individuals who had received a diagnosis, diagnosed individuals treated with ART, and treated individuals with HIV viral suppression, following implementation of a community-based testing and treatment program in rural East Africa. Observational analysis based on interim data from 16 rural Kenyan (n = 6) and Ugandan (n = 10) intervention communities in the SEARCH Study, an ongoing cluster randomized trial. Community residents who were 15 years or older (N = 77 774) were followed up for 2 years (2013-2014 to 2015-2016). HIV serostatus and plasma HIV RNA level were measured annually at multidisease health campaigns followed by home-based testing for nonattendees. All HIV-positive individuals were offered ART using a streamlined delivery model designed to reduce structural barriers, improve patient-clinician relationships, and enhance patient knowledge and attitudes about HIV. Primary outcome was viral suppression (plasma HIV RNA<500 copies/mL) among all HIV-positive individuals, assessed at baseline and after 1 and 2 years. Secondary outcomes included HIV diagnosis, ART among previously diagnosed individuals, and viral suppression among those who had initiated ART. Among 77 774 residents (male, 45.3%; age 15-24 years, 35.1%), baseline HIV prevalence was 10.3% (7108 of 69 283 residents). The proportion of HIV-positive individuals with HIV viral suppression at baseline was 44.7% (95% CI, 43.5%-45.9%; 3464 of 7745 residents) and after 2 years of intervention was 80.2% (95% CI, 79.1%-81.2%; 5666 of 7068 residents), an increase of 35.5 percentage points (95% CI, 34.4-36.6). After 2 years, 95.9% of HIV-positive individuals had been previously diagnosed (95% CI, 95.3%-96.5%; 6780 of 7068 residents); 93.4% of those previously diagnosed had received ART (95% CI, 92.8%-94.0%; 6334 of 6780 residents); and 89.5% of those treated had achieved HIV viral suppression (95% CI, 88.6%-90.3%; 5666 of 6334 residents). Among individuals with HIV in rural Kenya and Uganda, implementation of community-based testing and treatment was associated with an increased proportion of HIV-positive adults who achieved viral suppression, along with increased HIV diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy. In these communities, the UNAIDS population-level viral suppression target was exceeded within 2 years after program implementation. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Petersen, M., Balzer, L., Kwarsiima, D., Sang, N., Chamie, G., Ayieko, J., ... & Havlir, D. (2017). Association of implementation of a universal testing and treatment intervention with HIV diagnosis, receipt of antiretroviral therapy, and viral suppression in East Africa. Jama, 317(21), 2196-2206.doi:10.1001/jama.2017.5705 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4403 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Jama | en_US |
dc.title | Association of Implementation of a Universal Testing and Treatment Intervention With HIV Diagnosis, Receipt of Antiretroviral Therapy, and Viral Suppression in East Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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