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November 29, 2018AIDS CareOpen Access

Characterizing the HIV care continuum among a community sample of black men who have sex with men in the United States

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CCCristian J. ChandlerJSJordan M. SangLBLeigh A. Bukowski

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Overview

Community-based survey reveals high treatment adherence but low diagnosis awareness among Black men who have sex with men, highlighting screening gaps.

Key Points

  • To estimate the stages of the HIV continuum of care, from initial diagnosis to viral suppression, within a community-derived sample of Black men who have sex with men.
  • Administered a behavioral health survey and biological HIV testing to a community-derived sample through the POWER study in the United States.
  • Evaluated awareness of status and subsequent progression through the care continuum among N = 1,680 participants living with HIV.
  • Only 56.9% (n = 956/1,680) of individuals living with HIV were aware of their positive status prior to study testing.
  • Among previously diagnosed participants, rates exceeded 80% across all subsequent care markers: 97.6% linked to care, 97.3% retained in care, 93.6% prescribed antiretroviral therapy, and 86.4% virally suppressed.

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Chandler et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaa0446f8c08cbefbf6b643https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1549724
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