Aging with HIV: Increased risk of HIV comorbidities in older adults
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Date
2022
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MDPI
Abstract
With improved access to antiretroviral treatment (ART), adults with HIV live longer to
reach older age. The number of older adults living with HIV is increasing steadily, giving rise to
a new population of interest in HIV research and for invigorated considerations in health service
delivery and policy. We analysed the profile of comorbidities in older people (50 years and older)
living with HIV in South Africa. We conducted a secondary analysis of all individuals over 15 years
who tested HIV positive in the Fifth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour
and Communication Survey, 2017. We conducted multivariate logistic regression to determine the
factors associated with having HIV comorbidity using Stata 15.0 software. We entered 3755 people
living with HIV into the analysis, of whom 18.3% (n = 688) were 50 years or older.
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HIV, Aging, Health service delivery, South Africa, Public health
Citation
Roomaney, R. A. et al. (2022). Aging with HIV: Increased risk of HIV comorbidities in older adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2359. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042359