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Comparative Study
. 2015 Nov;19(11):2087-96.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1003-4.

Effect of HIV Housing Services on Engagement in Care and Treatment, New York City, 2011

Arpi S Terzian  1 , Mary K Irvine  2 , Laura M Hollod  2 , Sungwoo Lim  2 , John Rojas  2 , Colin W Shepard  2
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Comparative Study

Effect of HIV Housing Services on Engagement in Care and Treatment, New York City, 2011

Arpi S Terzian et al. AIDS Behav. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

The federal Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program addresses housing needs of low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene oversees 22 HOPWA contracts for over 2,400 clients, and manages the NYC HIV Registry. HOPWA clients (N = 1,357) were matched to a random 20 % sample of other PLWHA (N = 13,489). Groups were compared on HIV care retention, viral suppression, and rebound. HOPWA clients were, on average, 3 years younger and more likely to be concurrently diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. While HOPWA clients were more likely to be retained in care (94 vs. 82 %; mOR = 2.97, 95 % CI 2.35-3.74), they were no more likely to achieve suppression (84 vs. 86 %; mOR = 0.85, 95 % 0.70-1.03) and were more likely to rebound (11 vs. 7 %; mOR = 1.45; 95 % CI 1.10-1.91). HIV care retention does not fully translate to virologic suppression in this low-income service population.

Keywords: Engagement in care; Epidemiology; HIV infection/prevention and control; Housing; Public health surveillance.

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Flow chart of NYC DOHMH-administered HOPWA program client eligibility for analysis
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