Five Things to Know About HIV Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

Updated: December 5, 2018

PDF Download

• First Name*
• Last Name*
• Title*
• Organization Name*
• Email Address*
• City*
• State*
  AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVirgin Islands
• PDF Title
• Subscribe to PCDC Newsletter
  • Yes
  • No

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the daily use of HIV medication to achieve and maintain a suppressed viral load. When taken as prescribed, people living with HIV benefit from improved quality of life and life expectancy, as well as effectively no risk of sexually transmitting the virus to partners.

In this brief we lay out five important things to know about ART medication, treatment adherence, and raising awareness.

The full brief is available for download on the right side of this page.