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ArticlePloS one2024

KNUST aging and human immunodeficiency virus outcomes-Study protocol.

Alex Werekuu, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Nadia Tagoe, Douglas Aninng Opoku, Bernard Barnie, Godfred Kumi Twumasi, Yaa Twumwaa Boadu, Kaku So-Armah, Phyllis Tawiah

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Alex WerekuuDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America.
Nana Kwame Ayisi-BoatengDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-0961-4434
Nadia TagoeOffice of Grants and Research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Douglas Aninng OpokuSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-2321-387X
Bernard BarnieSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Godfred Kumi TwumasiMetro Health Services, Centre for Aging, Kumasi, Ghana.
Yaa Twumwaa BoaduMetro Health Services, Centre for Aging, Kumasi, Ghana.
Kaku So-ArmahDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America.
Phyllis TawiahDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Funding

KNUST Aging and HIV OutcomesR21TW012653 · FIC · KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY/SCIENCE/TECH · PI AYISI-BOATENG, NANA KWAME, SO-ARMAH, KAKU · 2023 to 2024
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FIC NIH HHS R21 TW012653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGlobally, 7 million people with HIV (PWH) aged over 50 years exist. 5 million of them live in sub-Saharan Africa, the epicenter of the HIV epidemic. In Ghana, every 1 in 6 PWH is aged over 50 years. However, access to geriatric health care is grossly limited in Ghana and the sub-Saharan Africa region. This has resulted in a lack of focus on geriatric syndromes, a multi-factorial clinical condition common in older PWH, that do not fit discrete disease categories. Consequently, this gap threatens the life expectancy for aging PWH, necessitating the need to promptly fill it. The KNUST Aging and HIV Outcomes (KAHO) study will help identify priorities and opportunities for developing an effective integrated model of HIV and geriatric healthcare in Ghana. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The KAHO study will recruit 151 PWH aged 50 years and older at the Infectious Disease Unit (IDU) of the University Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The study will be conducted over a 2-year period and participants will be seen at months 0, 6 and 12. Participants at each visit will be taken through assessments and questionnaires on geriatric health, cognition, social vulnerability, HIV-related conditions and they will provide biospecimens for laboratory testing. We will also conduct semi-structured qualitative interviews of PWH, healthcare providers, policy makers and study research assistants. Quantitative data will be analyzed using one sample proportion test and linear regression models appropriately. The Levesque's framework will be used as a guide to analyze qualitative data.

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AgingHIV InfectionsAgedFemaleGhanaHumansMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID39150927
PMCPMC11329140

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