Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Health Care Use Among Recently Enrolled Young Adults in an Integrated Health Plan

INTRODUCTION: Early establishment of a primary care practitioner (PCP) may enhance young adults' ability to navigate the health care system, particularly those new to integrated care. METHODS: The study population included 18- to 26-year-old individuals newly enrolled in 2023 at...

Modifiable risk factors, tenofovir use and incident chronic kidney disease among people with HIV and people without HIV

The association of modifiable risk factors with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) among persons with HIV (PWH) and without HIV (PWoH), including alcohol use disorder, diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, smoking, and potentially tenofovir (alafenamide compared with disoproxi...