Where Are They Now? Assessing if Persons Returned to HIV Care Following Loss to Follow-Up by Public Health Case Workers Were Engaged in Care in Follow-Up Years.

AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS(2018)

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We examined care engagement and viral suppression (VS) over a 1- to 5-year period among persons re-engaged in HIV care using retrospective cohort study and longitudinal follow-up. The population comprised five cohorts of persons re-engaged in care from 2009 to 2013. We used surveillance data [CD4 T cell count or HIV viral load (VL) RNA] to measure four outcomes 1-5 years post-care engagement. Engagement-in-care indicated persons with laboratory reports in each follow-up year. Continuous engagement or sustained engagement, respectively, included persons with >= 1 or >= 2 (separated by 90 days) CD4 or VL reports in each follow-up year. VS indicated persons living with HIV (PLWH) re-engaged in care with VL <= 200 copies/mL in any follow-up year, and we measured re-engaged PLWH who subsequently became out of care (OOC) in each follow-up year. Overall, 84-86% PLWH were engaged in care in any follow-up year. The proportions of PLWH cohorts continuously engaged in care [86% (1 year), 77% (2 years), 72% (3 years), 67% (4 years), and 63% (5 years)] declined over time. Thirty-four percent of the PLWH who were re-engaged in care were subsequently OOC in the follow-up years. Most re-engaged PLWH became OOC in their first (40%) and second (30%) follow-up years. In follow-up years (1-5 years), fewer PLWH continuously engaged in care with >= 1 CD4 or VL reports in the registry had VS <= 200 copies/mL: 65%, 58%, 49%, 44%, and 42%, respectively. Encouragingly, higher proportions had VL <= 1500 copies/mL in follow-up years (1-5): (75%, 72%, 73%, 75%, and 70%), likely reflecting levels of HIV treatment. Our results support the use of surveillance data to identify and re-engage OOC PLWH in care. However, structures and programs are needed to support retention in care and reduce repeat OOC.
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cohort study,HIV,engagement in care,retention in care,out of care,viral load,health departments
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