Estimating the epidemiological impact of reaching the objectives of the Florida integrated HIV prevention and care plan in Miami-Dade County

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Background: The US Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative aims to reduce national HIV incidence 90% by 2030 and to address the disproportionate burden of HIV among different racial/ethnic populations. Florida's state-wide 2022-2026 Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan outlines objectives for reaching EHE goals. In Miami-Dade County, we determined the epidemiological impact of achieving the integrated plan's objectives individually and jointly.

Methods: We adapted an HIV transmission model calibrated to Miami-Dade County adjusting access to HIV testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and antiretroviral treatment to model the effects of each objective between 2022 and 2030. We compared two service scale-up approaches: (a) scale-up proportionally to existing racial/ethnic group access levels, and (b) scale-up according to new diagnoses across racial/ethnic groups (equity-oriented). We estimated reductions in new HIV infections by each objective and approach, compared to the EHE's incidence reduction target.

Findings: The single most influential strategy was reducing new HIV diagnoses in Hispanic/Latinx men who have sex with men through increased PrEP uptake, resulting in 907/2444 (37.1%) fewer annual new HIV infections in 2030. Achieving all objectives jointly would result in 1537/2444 (62.9%) and 1553/2444 (63.5%) fewer annual new HIV infections with the proportional and equity-oriented approaches, respectively.

Interpretation: Achieving the goals of Florida's integrated care plan would significantly reduce HIV incidence in Miami-Dade County; however, further efforts are required to achieve EHE targets. Structural changes in service delivery and a focus on effective implementation of available interventions to address racial/ethnic disparities will be crucial to ending the HIV epidemic.

Funding: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse grant no. R01-DA041747.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Lancet regional health. Americas - 27(2023) vom: 01. Nov., Seite 100623

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zang, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Piske, Micah [VerfasserIn]
Humphrey, Lia [VerfasserIn]
Enns, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Sui, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Marshall, Brandon D L [VerfasserIn]
Goedel, William C [VerfasserIn]
Feaster, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Metsch, Lisa R [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Patrick S [VerfasserIn]
Tookes, Hansel E [VerfasserIn]
Nosyk, Bohdan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ending the HIV epidemic
Florida
HIV/AIDS
Health equity
Integrated HIV prevention and care plan
Journal Article
Miami-Dade County
Simulation model

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Date Revised 07.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lana.2023.100623

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364202823