Estimating antiretroviral treatment coverage rates and viral suppression rates for homosexual men in Australia

Nicole L De La Mata; Limin Mao; John De Wit; Don Smith; Martin Holt; Garrett Prestage; David P Wilson; Kathy Petoumenos

doi:10.1071/SH15037

Estimating antiretroviral treatment coverage rates and viral suppression rates for homosexual men in Australia

Nicole L De La Mata, Limin Mao, John De Wit, Don Smith, Martin Holt, Garrett Prestage, David P Wilson, Kathy Petoumenos

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	453-7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Health
Volume	12
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/SH15037
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Journal Article

Access to Document

10.1071/SH15037

Cite this

@article{619e5c06535943ef8c281abc6b7118a6,

title = "Estimating antiretroviral treatment coverage rates and viral suppression rates for homosexual men in Australia",

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.",

keywords = "Journal Article",

author = "{De La Mata}, {Nicole L} and Limin Mao and {De Wit}, John and Don Smith and Martin Holt and Garrett Prestage and Wilson, {David P} and Kathy Petoumenos",

year = "2015",

doi = "10.1071/SH15037",

language = "English",

volume = "12",

pages = "453--7",

journal = "Health",

issn = "1448-5028",

publisher = "Elsevier BV",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Estimating antiretroviral treatment coverage rates and viral suppression rates for homosexual men in Australia

AU - De La Mata, Nicole L

AU - Mao, Limin

AU - De Wit, John

AU - Smith, Don

AU - Holt, Martin

AU - Prestage, Garrett

AU - Wilson, David P

AU - Petoumenos, Kathy

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.1071/SH15037

DO - 10.1071/SH15037

M3 - Article

C2 - 26166247

SN - 1448-5028

VL - 12

SP - 453

EP - 457

JO - Health

JF - Health

IS - 5

ER -

Estimating antiretroviral treatment coverage rates and viral suppression rates for homosexual men in Australia

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this