INTRODUCTION
HIV infection
HIV INFECTION
HIV controllers naturally suppress their HIV viral load (VL) to low levels without antiretroviral treatment (ART) [Previous population‐level studies have reported the prevalence of elite and viraemic controllers as <1% [In this report, we evaluated factors associated with viraemic control in a community‐randomized trial conducted in Zambia and South Africa: HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 071 (PopART). This trial evaluated the impact of a combination prevention strategy, including universal testing and treatment, on HIV incidence [We identified viraemic controllers and non‐controllers in the HPTN 071 cohort and examined demographic factors associated with HIV control. All participants assessed in this report had prevalent HIV infection (duration >2 years). By definition, viraemic controllers were virally suppressed in the absence of ART. To minimize confounding by factors associated with ART in the HPTN 071 trial, this report only included non‐controllers who had no ARV drugs detected.