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ReviewLancet (London, England)2021

Epidemiology of HIV in the USA: epidemic burden, inequities, contexts, and responses.

Patrick S Sullivan, Anna Satcher Johnson, Elizabeth S Pembleton, Rob Stephenson, Amy C Justice, Keri N Althoff, Heather Bradley, Amanda D Castel, Alexandra M Oster, Eli S Rosenberg and 2 more

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Review in Lancet (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 206 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

206 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Healthcare Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care Among Youth Living With HIV in South Carolina: Retrospective Study From 2005 to 2021.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Patrick S SullivanRollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: pssulli@emory.edu.
Anna Satcher JohnsonDivision of HIV/AIDS Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Elizabeth S PembletonRollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Rob StephensonSchool of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Amy C JusticeSchool of Medicine, Yale University, West Haven, CT, USA.
Keri N AlthoffBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Heather BradleySchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Amanda D CastelMilken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Alexandra M OsterDivision of HIV/AIDS Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Eli S RosenbergSchool of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.
Kenneth H MayerHarvard Medical School and Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Chris BeyrerBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

The impact of HIV viral diversity and cellular immunity on HIV pathogenesisP30AI060354 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI ROBERT A. PARKER · 2004 to 2026
$94.4M
Virology and Molecular Biomarkers CoreP30AI050409 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Carlos del Rio · 2002 to 2026
$74.0M
Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050409NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI060354
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The HIV epidemic in the USA began as a bicoastal epidemic focused in large cities but, over nearly four decades, the epidemiology of HIV has changed. Public health surveillance data can inform an understanding of the evolution of the HIV epidemic in terms of the populations and geographical areas most affected. We analysed publicly available HIV surveillance data and census data to describe: current HIV prevalence and new HIV diagnoses by region, race or ethnicity, and age; trends in HIV diagnoses over time by HIV acquisition risk and age; and the distribution of HIV prevalence by geographical area. We reviewed published literature to explore the reasons for the current distribution of HIV cases and important disparities in HIV prevalence. We identified opportunities to improve public health surveillance systems and uses of data for planning and monitoring public health responses. The current US HIV epidemic is marked by geographical concentration in the US South and profound disparities between regions and by race or ethnicity. Rural areas vary in HIV prevalence; rural areas in the South are more likely to have a high HIV prevalence than rural areas in other US Census regions. Ongoing disparities in HIV in the South are probably driven by the restricted expansion of Medicaid, health-care provider shortages, low health literacy, and HIV stigma. HIV diagnoses overall declined in 2009-18, but HIV diagnoses among individuals aged 25-34 years increased during the same period. HIV diagnoses decreased for all risk groups in 2009-18; among men who have sex with men (MSM), new diagnoses decreased overall and for White MSM, remained stable for Black MSM, and increased for Hispanic or Latino MSM. Surveillance data indicate profound and ongoing disparities in HIV cases, with disproportionate impact among people in the South, racial or ethnic minorities, and MSM.

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AdolescentAdultCost of IllnessEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHealth LiteracyHealth PersonnelHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMedicaidMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPrevalence

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PMID33617774
PMCPMC12707558

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