Complete Health Indicator Report of Suppressed Viral Load among HIV Positive Adults
Definition
Percent of HIV-positive adults whose viral load is less than or equal to 200 copies per millileterNumerator
Number of HIV-positive adults who are alive and living in New Jersey in the corresponding data year, excluding those lost to follow-up, whose viral load is less than or equal to 200 copies per millileterDenominator
Number of HIV-positive adults (age 18 and older) who are alive and living in New Jersey in the corresponding data year, excluding those lost to follow-upData Interpretation Issues
Viral suppression is reducing the amount of HIV in the blood and elsewhere in the body to very low levels.[https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html ^1^]Why Is This Important?
Getting and staying virally suppressed is not only the best thing people living with HIV can do to maintain their health, but also one of the best ways to prevent new infections through sex.[https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html ^1^]Healthy People Objective: Increase the percentage of persons with diagnosed HIV infection who are virally suppressed
U.S. Target: 80 percent (aged 13 years and older)State Target: 93.5 percent (aged 18 years and older)
Other Objectives
'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective HIV-4''': Increase the proportion of HIV+ adults in care achieving a suppressed viral load (VL <= 200 copies/ml) to 93.5% for the total population, 100% among Whites, 85.7% among Blacks, and 95.5% among Hispanics.How Are We Doing?
Healthy New Jersey 2020 targets for this objective were not achieved.Available Services
NJDOH AIDS/HIV/STD Hotline: 800-624-2377Health Program Information
NJDOH HIV Care and Support Services: [http://nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/hiv-aids/]Related Indicators
Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:
Related Risk Factors Indicators:
Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:
Data Tables
Proportion of HIV+ Persons in Care Achieving a Suppressed Viral Load, by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2013-2020 (HNJ2020)
| Race/Ethnicity | Year | Percentage of HIV Positive Persons in Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 32 | ||||||
| White | 2013 | 58.0% | ||||
| White | 2014 | 58.0% | ||||
| White | 2015 | 58.0% | ||||
| White | 2016 | 58.0% | ||||
| White | 2017 | 59.0% | ||||
| White | 2018 | 61.0% | ||||
| White | 2019 | 60.0% | ||||
| White | 2020 | 58.0% | ||||
| Black | 2013 | 44.0% | ||||
| Black | 2014 | 44.0% | ||||
| Black | 2015 | 49.0% | ||||
| Black | 2016 | 48.0% | ||||
| Black | 2017 | 47.0% | ||||
| Black | 2018 | 48.0% | ||||
| Black | 2019 | 50.0% | ||||
| Black | 2020 | 54.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2013 | 49.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2014 | 49.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2015 | 53.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2016 | 53.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2017 | 52.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2018 | 49.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2019 | 55.0% | ||||
| Hispanic | 2020 | 58.0% | ||||
| Total | 2013 | 48.0% | ||||
| Total | 2014 | 48.0% | ||||
| Total | 2015 | 52.0% | ||||
| Total | 2016 | 51.0% | ||||
| Total | 2017 | 51.0% | ||||
| Total | 2018 | 53.0% | ||||
| Total | 2019 | 54.0% | ||||
| Total | 2020 | 56.0% | ||||
Data Notes
This is revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective HIV-4. eHARS data as of 12/31/20.Data Source
Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS); Division of HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB Services; New Jersey Department of Health; [http://nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/hiv-aids/]Proportion of HIV+ Persons in Care Achieving a Suppressed Viral Load by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2020
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of HIV Positive Persons in Care | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 5 | ||||||
| White | 58.0% | |||||
| Black | 54.0% | |||||
| Hispanic | 58.0% | |||||
| Asian | ** | |||||
| New Jersey | 56.0% | |||||
Data Notes
eHARS data as of 12/31/20. ** Data not statistically reliable.Data Source
Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS); Division of HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB Services; New Jersey Department of Health; [http://nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/hiv-aids/]References and Community Resources
1. [https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html] CDC HIV/AIDS Info: [http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/] HIV.gov: [https://www.hiv.gov/]
Page Content Updated On 10/29/2021,
Published on 10/29/2021
