Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Suppressed Viral Load among HIV Positive Adults
Summary Indicator Report Data View Options
Why Is This Important?
Getting and staying virally suppressed is not only the best thing people living with HIV can do to maintain their health, but also one of the best ways to prevent new infections through sex.[https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/treatment/index.html ^1^]
Definition
Percent of HIV-positive adults whose viral load is less than or equal to 200 copies per millileter Viral suppression is reducing the amount of HIV in the blood and elsewhere in the body to very low levels.[https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/treatment/index.html ^1^]
Data Source
Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System; Division of HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB Services; New Jersey Department of Health(http://nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/hiv-aids/)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of HIV-positive adults who are alive and living in New Jersey in the corresponding data year, excluding those lost to follow-up, whose viral load is less than or equal to 200 copies per millileter |
| Denominator: | Number of HIV-positive adults (age 18 and older) who are alive and living in New Jersey in the corresponding data year, excluding those lost to follow-up |
How Are We Doing?
Healthy New Jersey 2020 targets for this objective were not achieved.
Available Services
NJDOH AIDS/HIV/STD Hotline: 800-624-2377
More Resources
CDC HIV Info: [http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/] HIV.gov: [https://www.hiv.gov/]
Health Program Information
NJDOH HIV Care and Support Services: [http://nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/hiv-aids/]
Footnote References
1. CDC, [https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/treatment/index.html Treating HIV], 4/12/24