Trust and communication between HIV patients and their providers are essential parts of successful treatment; however, patients sometimes feel ignored at appointments, and some are lacking important information about managing their disease, according to the first set of results from ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Perspectives 3 survey, released today .

Approximately 80% of patients trust their healthcare providers, but 48% reported that they sometimes felt unheard at appointments. Additionally, 40% of patients do not discuss their antiretroviral (ART) regimen at appointments, the news release says. The data also showed that despite 94% of patients being aware of the ‘undetectable = untransmittable’ (U=U) nature of HIV, only 58% believe it.

The U=U initiative , launched in 2016 by the Pre

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