Youth with HIV less likely than adults to achieve viral suppression

National Institutes of Health ^ | February 10, 2020 | NIH

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Despite similar rates of enrollment into medical care, youth with HIV have much lower rates of viral suppression — reducing HIV to undetectable levels — compared to adults, according to an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health. Among more than 1,000 youth, most of whom were newly enrolled in care at treatment centers throughout the United States, 12% had attained viral suppression, far lower than the 32% to 63% observed in studies of adults over age 24. The findings suggest that after they enroll in an HIV treatment program, a low proportion of youth adhere to care regimens. The study appears in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

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To those who haven’t been keeping up, viral suppression to “undetectable” levels in HIV-infected people is the gold standard, both to remain relatively healthy and unaffected by overt symptoms of the infection, and to prevent spread of HIV to others through sexual activity.

This is the unrealistic goal of these AIDS activists.

[karpov]

This sounds like a good reason for teen boys with homosexual inclinations to be celibate.

[Secret Agent Man]

And ‘undetectable’ doesn’t mean its not there. hiv can hide inside other cells and bones and be protected from being killed off.

[Jonty30]

It is because they keep taking risks and getting new HIV infections from different strains.

[BenLurkin]

To get psychological treatment for their maladjustment.

[rickmichaels]

[Beowulf9]

Which is why they’re all using this product called PrEP.

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html

[Pearls Before Swine]

This sounds like a good reason for teen boys with homosexual inclinations to be celibate.

Or, to settle for second best and at least give heterosexuality a chance. Because, celibacy is easy to recommend to others, but not so easy for them to adhere to. Look at the Church.

[DoughtyOne]

Anyone buying the success of that?

As I understand it, you can drift in and out of that non-transferable state.

Oops, sorry you'll have HIV for the rest of your life, I was having a bad day.
Hope you don't mind.

[fwdude]

I had to post at one fag-affirming site that the GerBiL dating pool is still a mine field.

[DoughtyOne]

I hold a very dim view of folks willing to infect others.

It should be a serious crime to have relations with a person who is
not fully informed of your status.

I will add, if that person knows you are infected and has relations with
you anyway, then that person should be held criminally responsible
as well.

These people become a burden on the system. Insurance companies should
not have to pay out for their care, in an instance where they intentionally
expose themselves to HIV.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m sure you were popular there. LOL

[albie]

Um whatever. Keep your ding dong Out of where it doesn’t belong. The end

[lepton]

And 32-63% is a lot of variation.

[JudgemAll]

The retrovirus spreads with high sexual metabolism

Young gay men are indeed most likely to produce it

[fwdude]

Oh, you can only imagine.

[DoughtyOne]

d":^)