Data from the OHTN Cohort Study, suggests that most people diagnosed with HIV in Ontario are receiving antiretroviral treatment (77%) and that about three-quarters have suppressed viral load. Viral load is an important measure of the success of HIV treatment, but a reduced viral load is only one element of the comprehensive care needed to protect the health and well-being of people living with HIV. Care research focuses on the:
- continuous improvement of HIV treatment outcomes in Ontario,
- creation and improvement of comprehensive services that address both mental and physical health, and that determine and establish care standards for HIV-related comorbidities, holistic promotion of health and well-being of people living with HIV
Key Facts and Research Findings
- 63-73% of people in Ontario being treated for HIV have an undetectable viral load (< 40 copies/ml).
Filed under: Care - 82-85% of people in Ontario being treated for HIV have two or more viral load tests a year.
Filed under: Care, Engagement - Approximately 50% of depressed HIV-positive patients in Ontario who seek help do not receive mental health care in accordance with existing Canadian guidelines, according to a 2016 study.
Filed under: Care, Completed Studies, Mental Health - Meta-analysis finds that group and individual psychotherapy are effective for reducing depressive symptoms among people with HIV
Filed under: Care, Mental Health - About 25% of Canadians who are HIV-positive are also seropositive for HCV
Filed under: Care, Co-infections - According to the OHTN Cohort Study, 54% of PHAs in Ontario smoke
Filed under: Care, Substance Use
Related Studies
- Angiogenesis and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with HIV
Filed under: Care, Current Studies, Other Comorbidities, People Living with HIV, Research Pages, Women* - Exploring the role of Social Work in supporting people affected by HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
Filed under: Care, Completed Studies, Neurocognitive Disorders, Research Pages - Probiotics to enhance gut health and immune function in people living with HIV in Ontario
Filed under: Care, Comorbidities, Current Studies, Other Comorbidities, Research Pages - Preventive use of statins to reduce arterial inflammation in HIV
Filed under: Care, OHTN, Other Comorbidities, Research Pages - Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care for Women with HIV
Filed under: African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Completed Studies, OHTN, Research Pages, Women* - Examining the hospital experiences of people living with HIV/HCV who use substances
Filed under: Care, Current Studies, Engagement, OHTN, People who use Drugs, Research Pages - HIV Care for Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean
Filed under: African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Current Studies, Mental Health, OHTN, Other Comorbidities, Research Pages - Restorative Justice/Harm Reduction Pilot Project: Participatory Program Evaluation
Filed under: Care, Completed Studies, OHTN, People who use Drugs, Research Pages - How Can Indigenous Nurses Better Support Living in Wellness for Indigenous People Living with HIV?
Filed under: Care, Current Studies, Indigenous Peoples, OHTN, Research Pages - OHTN Cohort Study (OCS)
Filed under: Care, Co-infections, Engagement, Mental Health, Substance Use
Related Researchers
- COVID-19 VACCINES AND CURRENT EVIDENCE RELATED TO THEIR SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
Filed under: Backgrounders, News, Slider - Abigail Kroch
Filed under: Care, Engagement, Research Pages - Paul Shuper
Filed under: Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Research Pages, Substance Use - Sharmistha Mishra
Filed under: Criminal Justice, Engagement, Interventions Across the Cascade, Men who Have Sex with Men, OHTN, Prevention, Research Pages - Tony Antoniou
Filed under: African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Criminal Justice, OHTN, Other Comorbidities, people, Research Pages, Women* - Isaac Bogoch
Filed under: OHTN, people, Prevention - Anita Benoit
Filed under: Indigenous Peoples, Mental Health, OHTN, people, Research Pages, Women* - LaRon E. Nelson
Filed under: African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Engagement, OHTN, people, Prevention, Research Pages - Sharon Walmsley
Filed under: Care, OHTN, Other Comorbidities, people, People Living with HIV, Research Pages - Paul MacPherson
Filed under: Care, Engagement, Men who Have Sex with Men, OHTN, Other Comorbidities, people, Research Pages - Winston Husbands
Filed under: African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Community Engagement in Research, OHTN, people, Prevention, Research Pages, Stigma
OHTN Resources
- Case management and patient navigation models for people living with or at risk of HIV
Filed under: Care, Engagement, Interventions Across the Cascade, News, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Uncategorized - Interventions for immigrant Latino men who have sex with men along the HIV prevention and treatment cascade
Filed under: Care, Engagement, Interventions Across the Cascade, Men who Have Sex with Men, Non classifié(e), Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Uncategorized - The use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as a health promotion tool
Filed under: Care, Engagement, News, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider - Unmet needs of Indigenous peoples living with HIV
Filed under: Care, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, Interventions Across the Cascade, News, People Living with HIV, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider - A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection
Filed under: African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Uncategorized, Women* - Methods to estimate the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV
Filed under: Care, Engagement, Men who Have Sex with Men, People Living with HIV, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider - Postpartum women living with HIV: Challenges related to retention in care, treatment adherence, and mental health
Filed under: Care, People Living with HIV, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women* - Considerations for the clinical management of HIV elite controllers
Filed under: Care, Rapid Responses, Slider - Nutrition and HIV
Filed under: Care, Rapid Responses, Slider - OHESI releases new report on cascade trends by sex, age and health region
Filed under: Care, Engagement, News, Slider
Other Resources
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Filed under: Care, Women* - Synchronizing our Impact: Gay Men’s Mental Health Summit Review
Filed under: Care, Men who Have Sex with Men, Mental Health - HIV eConsult Service for Family Doctors and their Patients
Filed under: Care, News, Slider - Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence (external link)
Filed under: Care, Co-infections, Employment, Engagement, External Links, Food Security, Housing, Indigenous Peoples, Intimate Partner Violence, Men who Have Sex with Men, Mental Health, Neurocognitive Disorders, Other Comorbidities, People Living with HIV, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Stigma, Substance Use - Ontario HIV Epidemiology Surveillance Initiative (external link)
Filed under: Care, Engagement, External Links, Prevention - REACH 2.0 Program Science (external link)
Filed under: Care, Engagement, External Links, Prevention - HIV care cascade in Ontario: Linkage to care, in care, on antiretroviral treatment, and virally suppressed (PDF)
Filed under: Care, Engagement, Reports