HIV #StayinCare Quiz Answer Key

The correct answers are in RED.

  1. What is your current awareness of the topic of “staying in care” or “retention in care?” Choose one answer.

All answers are correct 

— Haven’t heard the terms “staying in care” or “retention in care” before

— Have heard “staying in care” or “retention in care” before, but don’t understand what they mean

— Know what “staying in care” or “retention in care” mean, but would like to learn more about why it’s important

— Very knowledgeable about the importance of “staying in care” or “retention in care”

  1. Successful staying or retention in care is defined as having which one of the following?

— A diagnosis of HIV

— One visit with an HIV medical provider after HIV diagnosis

Two visits during a calendar year, spaced 2 to 6 months apart, with an HIV medical provider

— CD4/viral load labs drawn once after diagnosis

  1. Which one of these statements is not true about staying or retention in care?

— Staying in care helps people with HIV have healthier lives

— Staying in care helps prevent medical complications

— Only some people living with HIV must achieve retention in care

— Staying in care helps reduce the chances of an HIV-positive person transmitting the virus to another person

— Poor retention in care can result in a shorter life span for people with HIV

  1. Along the five steps of the HIV Care Continuum, staying in care is which one of these steps?

— First – A diagnosis of HIV

— Second – An initial appointment with a HIV medical provider

— Third – Two visits during a calendar year, spaced 2 to 6 months apart, with a HIV medical provider

— Fourth – Anti-HIV, or antiretroviral, medications

— Fifth – Viral suppression

  1. What percentage of people living with HIV in the U.S. have achieved retention in care?

— 82 percent

— 66 percent

— 37 percent

— 25 percent

  1. Which 3 of these factors do not help improve an individual’s ability to stay in care?

— Access to transportation or in-home care

— Appointment reminders

— Fear of HIV medication side effects

— Assistance with work/child care responsibilities

— Health insurance and ability to pay co-pays and deductibles

— HIV stigma

— Fear of people knowing about your HIV

— Assistance finding food and housing

— Good mental health

— A care provider who understands your language and culture

  1. True or False. Talking regularly with a peer advocate or case manager can help you to stay in care
  2. True or False. People living with HIV who start anti-HIV medications during their first year in care are more likely to stay in care.
  3. People living with HIV who do not stay in care increase the chances of which of the following?

— Not achieving viral suppression

— AIDS

— Death

— All of the above

  1. Which one of the following choices best describes your current status as a person living with HIV?

All answers are correct

— Have never seen a health care provider for HIV care

— Have seen a health care provider for HIV care at least once, but don’t receive HIV care or take anti-HIV medications regularly

— Receive HIV care regularly

— Receive HIV care regularly and take anti-HIV medications

— Receive HIV care regularly, take anti-HIV medications, and achieved viral suppression (a low level of HIV in my blood).