Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)

The Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) is a population-based surveillance system. Its purpose is to learn more about the experiences and needs of people who are living with HIV. It receives support from several government agencies including state and local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Participants are randomly selected each year, and data are collected from both an interview and a medical record abstraction.

MMP collects local and national data that is representative of people living with HIV. This behavioral and medical record data helps answer the following questions:

• How many people living with HIV are getting care for HIV?
• How easy is it to access care and use prevention and support services?
• What are the met and unmet needs of people living with HIV?
• How is treatment affecting people living with HIV?

In 2015, MMP grew to improve data usefulness.  It now includes people living with HIV who are not receiving medical care. This information guides policy and funding decisions aimed at increasing engagement in care. It also improves the quality of care for people living with HIV throughout Texas and the U.S.

For questions about your token of appreciation or to leave feedback about your experience with the project, please contact:

• The Texas MMP Project Coordinator, Rachel Edberg, at (512) 289-2986
• Or the interim Principal Investigator, Analise Monterosso, at (512) 483-1463

For questions about your rights as a participant and how the project works at a national level, please contact:

CDC at 1-404-639-6475. Please leave a brief message stating that you are calling in reference to the Medical Monitoring Project and how to contact you. The CDC will return your call as soon as possible.

Texas MMP Consent Forms

• MMP Consent Form – English
• MMP Consent Form – Spanish
   

Texas MMP Response Cards

• Response Cards – English
• Response Cards – Spanish

2024 MMP Questionnaire

• MMP Questionnaire – English
• MMP Questionnaire – Spanish

MMP Presentations

• Adherence to HIV clinical treatment guidelines among healthcare providers in Texas – Presented at XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, 2012
• Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics among HIV+ Persons Receiving Medical Care: Does Gender Matter in Texas? – Presented at 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, December 2015
• Factors Associated with ART Adherence among MSM Living with HIV in Care in the Texas Medical Monitoring Project – Presented at 2018 Texas HIV/STD Conference, Austin, Texas, December 2018
• HIV Comorbidities: Pay Attention to Hypertension Amid Changing Guidelines – An Analysis of Texas Medical Monitoring Project Data  – Presented at TPHA, Waco, Texas, March 2018 and APHA, San Diego, California, November 2018
• Interpersonal Violence among People living with HIV: Findings from the Texas Medical Monitoring Project – Presented at APHA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2019
• Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus among People Living with HIV Receiving Medical Care in Texas – Presented at 2018 Texas HIV/STD Conference, Austin, Texas, December 2018
• Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Persons with HIV Receiving Medical Care in Texas – Presented at National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, December 2011
• Texas 2009 Medical Monitoring Project: Antiretroviral data reliability and source agreement – Presented at XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, 2012
• Using HIV Status and Viral Load Knowledge for Decision Making in Sexual Behavior: Outcome Analysis from the Medical Monitoring Project in Texas – Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2015
   

MMP Papers

• Factors Associated with ART Adherence among MSM Receiving Medical Care in Texas: An Analysis of the Texas Medical Monitoring Project Data
• HIV Comorbidities – Pay Attention to Hypertension Amid Changing Guidelines: An Analysis of Texas Medical Monitoring Project Data
• Metabolic Syndrome Among People Living with HIV Receiving Medical Care in Southern United States: Prevalence and Risk Factors – AIDS and Behavior, March 2019
   

MMP Fact Sheets

• Behavioral and Clinical Characteristics of Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection in Texas
• National MMP Fact Sheet – 2009-2014 data
• Texas MMP Fact Sheet – 2009-2014 data
• Houston MMP Fact Sheet – 2009-2014 data
• Black Heterosexual Women who are HIV-Positive and in Care in Texas
• Black MSM who are HIV-Positive and in Care in Texas
• Hispanic MSM who are HIV-Positive and in Care in Texas
• White MSM who are HIV-Positive and in Care in Texas
   

American Public Health Association Round Table Presentation on Stigma

• Assessing Internalized Stigma among People Living with HIV Receiving Medical Care in Texas
   

CDC MMP Reports

• Behavioral and Clinical Characteristics of Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection
• Individual-level Social Determinants of Health and Quality of Life Among Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection
   

Other MMP Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)
• Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of Adults Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection – MMP 2007
   

For persons living with HIV who are out of care, unable to get care, or are having trouble getting to and from care appointments, please contact the program for assistance at hivstd@dshs.texas.gov.

For more questions about the Texas MMP project contact the program.