East Africa AIDS care: how people living with HIV stay in treatment and reach viral suppression
Official title: East Africa International Epidemiology Database to evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Regional Consortium
Funded at Indiana University Indianapolis · NIH-11564000 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A kidney-friendly plain-English description of a study in East Africa to learn why people on HIV treatment stay in care or drop out and how to improve long-term viral suppression.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Indiana University Indianapolis NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Indianapolis, United States) |
| Project start | August 5, 2006 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $114,828 |
| NIH project number | 3U01AI069911-21S2 |
| Project ID | NIH-11564000 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
People living with HIV in East Africa who are enrolled in care programs and whose care pathways can be analyzed for retention and viral suppression.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals not connected to HIV care programs or whose data are not part of the analyzed cohorts may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This project looks at how individual factors (like age, health, and behavior), healthcare systems, and the wider environment affect people living with HIV as they stay in care and aim for viral suppression. It will use existing programs in East Africa and apply machine-learning methods to identify which factors help or hinder people at different developmental stages. The researchers plan to describe how people move through care, what environmental changes influence retention, and how TB co-infection affects outcomes. The two-year extension will build on prior work to answer these practical questions for policy makers and clinicians.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could inform strategies to keep people in HIV care longer and achieve better viral suppression, improving public health outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: Previous IeDEA work has shown that care retention and treatment outcomes are influenced by multiple factors, with machine-learning approaches offering new insights.
Where this research is happening
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Indiana University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Wools-Kaloustian, Kara Kay — Indiana University Indianapolis
- Study coordinator: Wools-Kaloustian, Kara Kay
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.