The Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Reflections and Insights

Abstract

The ongoing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic reveals sustained health care disparities among Black and Brown people and those living in the United States South. With increased rates of HIV incidence in several geographic regions, we must identify and address the structural barriers that limit advances to end the HIV epidemic. This article will shine a reflective and insightful light on the advances that we have made with HIV treatment and prevention and propose novel ways to close the gap for vulnerable people living with or affected by HIV.

Keywords: Ending the HIV epidemic; HIV; Health equity; PrEP; Vulnerable people.