Table 2 Care continuum outcome measures followed in DC
From: Geographic patterns of poor HIV/AIDS care continuum in District of Columbia
Measure | Definition | Levels |
|---|---|---|
HIV cases living in DC | Number of cases diagnosed with HIV through 2015 and presumed living in DC at the end of 2016 | |
Linkage to care | Evidence of diagnosis date to first CD4 and/or viral load laboratory | Living in DC; any evidence of a CD4 and/or viral load after initial lab in DC Newly diagnosed: any evidence of a CD4 and/or viral load lab within 3 months initial HIV diagnosis |
Retained in care | Stability of care in 2016 | Two viral load and/or CD4 labs reported more than 90 days apart in the year Out of care: No lab reported in the year |
Virally suppressed | Suppression any time after HIV disease diagnosis | Suppressed: reported viral load ≤ 200copies/ml Not suppressed: reported viral load ≥ 200 copies/ml No viral load reported |