{"id":34772,"date":"2018-08-24T11:30:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T11:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/?p=34772"},"modified":"2018-08-24T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T15:48:59","slug":"viral-load-testing-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/34772","title":{"rendered":"Viral load testing in Latin America and the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Simon Collins, HIV i-Base<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Information about routine access to viral load testing in 31 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was presented in a poster by researchers from the Pan-American Health Organisation.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Results were compiled from <\/span>official surveys (UNAIDS\/WHO\/UNICEF) at the end of 2016 <\/span>to assess existing gaps in viral load testing policies, capacity and coverage.<\/p>\n

All countries had access to viral load testing but guidelines varied for recommended testing frequency: two tests per person per year in 61% countries (19\/31), annually in 32% (10\/31) and more frequently in Costa Rica and the Bahamas.<\/span><\/p>\n

The poster compared the number of viral load tests that were performed over a two-year period with the expected number needed, based on the numbers of people who were positive and the national policy for testing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of 22\/31 countries with this data, 7\/22 exceeded 90% of estimated need (range 92% to 170%) with 11 countries reporting 51% to 87% of expected use, and four countries <50% (range (16% to 48%).<\/span><\/p>\n

A second analysis based on a standardised policy of two viral load tests a year produced similar results, with 6 countries at >90% use, 12 countries with between 50% to 90% use, and 7 countries at <50% use.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this analysis, lowest use was reported for Haiti (16%), Cuba (21%) and highest use for Brazil (99%) and Bahamas (110%). <\/span><\/p>\n

Further results by country are reported in the abstract and poster.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reference<\/span><\/p>\n

Leal A et al. Are all people on antiretroviral treatment having their HIV viral load monitored? Gaps analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean. AIDS 2018, 23-27 July 2018, Amsterdam. Poster TUPEB044.
\n<\/span>http:\/\/programme.aids2018.org\/Abstract\/Abstract\/12601<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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