Older HIV-Infected Individuals: Presentation and Mortality

Conclusion

This paper showed that HIV late presentation is very common and does not appear to be improving in older adults. This impacts individual health as documented by increased mortality in this study. The consequent increase in hospitalizations also results in increased health care costs. Most HIV transmissions are from individuals unaware of their status.

Prompt HIV diagnosis could be achieved through a policy that enables HIV test to be offered routinely alongside other investigations.