immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States, we randomly sampled HIV-
infected adults receiving medical care in the contiguous United States at a facility other than
a military, prison, or emergency department facility during the first two months of 1996. We
interviewed 76 percent of 4042 patients selected from among the patients receiving care
from 145 providers in 28 metropolitan areas and 51 providers in 25 rural areas. Results …