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Table 2 Distribution of equity variables among LHIV-Manitoba cohort participants in each step of the HIV care cascade as of 31 December 2017

From: Leaving no one behind? An equity analysis of the HIV care cascade among a cohort of people living with HIV in Manitoba, Canada

HIV care cascade step

Alive and diagnosed

In Care

Retained in care

On treatment

Virologically suppressed

Total participants in cascade step, N

703

638

606

573

523

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age range, in years

 18–29

41

5.8

32

5.0

27

4.5

24

4.2

21

4.0

 30–39

127

18.1

109

17.1

105

17.3

94

16.4

79

15.1

 40–49

200

28.5

180

28.2

173

28.6

164

28.6

149

28.5

 50–59

233

33.1

220

34.5

206

34.0

201

35.1

188

36.0

 60+

102

14.5

97

15.2

95

15.7

90

15.7

86

16.4

Mean (SD)

48.5 (11.5)

49.1 (11.3)

49.3 (11.3)

49.5 (11.2)

49.9 (11.2)

Median (IQR)

49.3 (40.3–55.9)

49.9 (40.9–56.1)

49.9 (40.9–56.4)

50.2 (41.3–56.4)

50.6 (42.3–56.7)

Sex

 Male

507

72.1

463

72.6

438

72.3

414

72.3

380

72.7

 Female

196

27.9

175

27.4

168

27.7

159

27.8

143

27.3

Geography, by region

 Winnipeg

572

81.4

523

82.0

495

81.7

467

81.5

427

81.6

 Northern Manitoba

25

3.6

22

3.5

22

3.6

21

3.7

18

3.4

 Western Manitoba

25

3.6

19

3.0

18

3.0

18

3.1

18

3.4

 Eastern Manitoba

44

6.3

43

6.7

41

6.8

40

7.0

40

7.7

 Southern Manitoba

27

3.8

24

3.8

23

3.8

21

3.7

15

2.9

 Other a

10

1.4

7

1.1

7

1.2

6

1.1

5

1.0

Self-identified ethnicity

 White

307

43.7

289

45.3

279

46.0

266

46.4

252

48.2

 Indigenous

269

38.3

243

38.1

225

37.1

207

36.1

175

33.5

 Sub-Saharan African/Caribbean/Black

91

12.9

76

11.9

74

12.2

72

12.6

70

13.4

 Other b

36

5.1

30

4.7

28

4.6

28

4.9

26

5.0

Immigration status c

 Non-immigrant

613

87.2

565

88.6

536

88.5

505

88.1

457

87.4

 Immigrant

90

12.8

73

11.4

70

11.6

68

11.9

66

12.6

Self-identified HIV exposure category

 Condomless anal sex between men (MSM) only

243

34.6

224

35.1

214

35.3

199

34.7

191

36.5

 MSM + injection drug use (IDU)

20

2.8

18

2.8

17

2.8

16

2.8

16

3.1

 IDU only

110

15.7

99

15.5

91

15.0

85

14.9

68

13.0

 Condomless vaginal (heterosexual) sex

310

44.1

281

44.0

268

44.2

257

44.9

232

44.4

 No identified risk/Other risk d

20

2.8

16

2.5

16

2.6

16

2.8

16

3.1

  1. a Includes participants with no known address and those with permanent addresses outside of Manitoba. These participants are excluded from equiplot and multivariable logistic regression analyses
  2. b Includes Latin American, East/Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian/North African/Middle Eastern
  3. c “Immigrants” are foreign-born participants who immigrated to Canada in 2001 or later [26]. “Non-immigrants” are either Canadian-born participants or foreign-born participants who immigrated to Canada before 2001
  4. d “Other risk” includes recipients of blood/blood products, perinatal acquisition, occupational exposure
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