TY - JOUR
T1 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus Continuum of Care in 11 European Union Countries at the End of 2016 Overall and by Key Population
T2 - Have We Made Progress?
AU - European HIV Continuum of Care Working Group
AU - Vourli, Georgia
AU - Noori, Teymur
AU - Pharris, Anastasia
AU - Porter, Kholoud
AU - Axelsson, Maria
AU - Begovac, Josip
AU - Cazein, Francoise
AU - Costagliola, Dominique
AU - Cowan, Susan
AU - Croxford, Sara
AU - d'Arminio Monforte, Antonella
AU - Delpech, Valerie
AU - Díaz, Asunción
AU - Girardi, Enrico
AU - Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Barbara
AU - Hernando, Victoria
AU - Leierer, Gisela
AU - Lot, Florence
AU - Nunez, Olivier
AU - Op de Coul, Eline
AU - Paraskeva, Dimitra
AU - Patrinos, Stavros
AU - Reiss, Peter
AU - Schmid, Daniela
AU - Sonnerborg, Anders
AU - Suligoi, Barbara
AU - Supervie, Virginie
AU - van Sighem, Ard
AU - Zangerle, Robert
AU - Touloumi, Giota
A2 - Obel, Niels
N1 - © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
PY - 2020/12/31
Y1 - 2020/12/31
N2 - BACKGROUND: High uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is essential to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and related mortality; however, gaps in care exist. We aimed to construct the continuum of HIV care (CoC) in 2016 in 11 European Union (EU) countries, overall and by key population and sex. To estimate progress toward the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 target, we compared 2016 to 2013 estimates for the same countries, representing 73% of the population in the region.METHODS: A CoC with the following 4 stages was constructed: number of people living with HIV (PLHIV); proportion of PLHIV diagnosed; proportion of those diagnosed who ever initiated ART; and proportion of those ever treated who achieved viral suppression at their last visit.RESULTS: We estimated that 87% of PLHIV were diagnosed; 92% of those diagnosed had ever initiated ART; and 91% of those ever on ART, or 73% of all PLHIV, were virally suppressed. Corresponding figures for men having sex with men were: 86%, 93%, 93%, 74%; for people who inject drugs: 94%, 88%, 85%, 70%; and for heterosexuals: 86%, 92%, 91%, 72%. The proportion suppressed of all PLHIV ranged from 59% to 86% across countries.CONCLUSIONS: The EU is close to the 90-90-90 target and achieved the UNAIDS target of 73% of all PLHIV virally suppressed, significant progress since 2013 when 60% of all PLHIV were virally suppressed. Strengthening of testing programs and treatment support, along with prevention interventions, are needed to achieve HIV epidemic control.
AB - BACKGROUND: High uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is essential to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and related mortality; however, gaps in care exist. We aimed to construct the continuum of HIV care (CoC) in 2016 in 11 European Union (EU) countries, overall and by key population and sex. To estimate progress toward the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 target, we compared 2016 to 2013 estimates for the same countries, representing 73% of the population in the region.METHODS: A CoC with the following 4 stages was constructed: number of people living with HIV (PLHIV); proportion of PLHIV diagnosed; proportion of those diagnosed who ever initiated ART; and proportion of those ever treated who achieved viral suppression at their last visit.RESULTS: We estimated that 87% of PLHIV were diagnosed; 92% of those diagnosed had ever initiated ART; and 91% of those ever on ART, or 73% of all PLHIV, were virally suppressed. Corresponding figures for men having sex with men were: 86%, 93%, 93%, 74%; for people who inject drugs: 94%, 88%, 85%, 70%; and for heterosexuals: 86%, 92%, 91%, 72%. The proportion suppressed of all PLHIV ranged from 59% to 86% across countries.CONCLUSIONS: The EU is close to the 90-90-90 target and achieved the UNAIDS target of 73% of all PLHIV virally suppressed, significant progress since 2013 when 60% of all PLHIV were virally suppressed. Strengthening of testing programs and treatment support, along with prevention interventions, are needed to achieve HIV epidemic control.
U2 - 10.1093/cid/ciaa696
DO - 10.1093/cid/ciaa696
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32960957
VL - 71
SP - 2905
EP - 2916
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
SN - 1058-4838
IS - 11
ER -