HIV viral load test on antiretroviral therapy
by six months, at 12 months and then every 12 months thereafter
tests per year, worldwide (WHO public health guidance), by six months, at 12 months and then every 12 months thereafter
“Routine viral load monitoring can be carried out by six months, at 12 months and then every 12 months thereafter if the person is established on ART to synchronize with routine monitoring and evaluation reporting”
- Kind of source
- Clinical guideline
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- WHO's minimum for resource-limited settings; US and European guidelines test more often (every 3 to 6 months). The source is the guideline PDF (about 11 MB).
- Arithmetic
- First year: 2 tests (6 and 12 months); then 1 a year.
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.