Introduction: The occurrence of multimorbidity concerns more and more people living with HIV (PLWHIV) and its frequency increases with age. General practitioners should occupy a central place in the out-of-hospital follow-up of elderly PLWHIV with multimorbidities. Our study aims to understand the actual position of general practitioners and the barriers they encounter in the management of elderly PLWHIV with multimorbidities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives And Design: Frailty is a phenotype associated with adverse health outcomes in older persons. It has been evaluated mainly in middle-aged persons with HIV (PWH). The French multicenter prospective ANRS EP66 SEPTAVIH study aimed to assess frailty prevalence and risk factors in PWH aged 70 years or older on antiretroviral treatment (ART) for at least 12 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBarriers to achieve sustained HIV virological suppression on antiretroviral therapy (ART) jeopardize the success of the 90:90:90 UNAIDS initiative which aims to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In France, where access to ART is free and universally available, we analyze the way in which social determinants of health (i.e.
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