A novel use of HIV surveillance and court data to understand and improve care among a population of people with HIV experiencing criminal charges in North Carolina 2017–2020
A significant portion of PWH in NC had criminal charges during a three-year period, and these charges went unresolved for a longer time than those without HIV. There was a modest statewide increase in viral suppression in the 12-month period after resolution of charges. Considering the exploratory nature of study, the modest association between charges and viral suppression should not be interpreted causally. In contrast to our expectation, we did not find any evidence that charges were associated with a decline in viral suppression. We suggest future lines of research to improve upon this exploratory analysis and area of study.
Authors
- Bonnie E. Shook‐Sa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9506-4047)
- Erika Samoff
- David L. Rosen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0493-8915)
- Andrew L. Kavee
- Elizabeth C Arant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4378-279X)
- Brad Wheeler
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- NC Department of Health and Human Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302767
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases