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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Fifonsi Adjidossi
• Zida-Compaore, Wendpouire Ida Carine
• Sadio, Arnold Junior
• Tchankoni, Martin Kouame
• Kadangha, Balakiyem Magnim
• Salou, Mounerou
• Dagnra, Anoumou Claver
• Ekouevi, Didier Koumavi
• Hearps, Anna C.

Titel

HIV testing uptake and prevalence among hospitalized older adults in Togo: A cross-sectional study

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2021-02, Vol.16 (2), p.e0246151-e0246151

Ort / Verlag

United States: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek - Frei zugängliche E-Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study aimed to describe HIV testing uptake, as well as HIV prevalence and its associated factors among older adults aged ≥50 years in health facilities in Togo. A cross-sectional study was carried out from February 2018 to June 2019 among hospitalized older adults aged ≥50 years in tertiary and secondary hospitals in Togo. HIV testing was performed according to the national algorithm. Socio-demographic data and HIV testing history were collected using a standardized questionnaire. A total of 619 patients (43.9% female) of median age 61 years, (IQR: 55-70) were recruited and offered HIV testing. Among them, 25.7% had never previously tested for HIV. In total, 91.6% (567/619) accepted HIV testing while 8.4% (52/619) refused to be tested. Of those who tested, forty patients were HIV positive, yielding a prevalence of 7.1%. Twenty-three patients (57.5%) were newly diagnosed with HIV infection. In multivariable analysis, two factors were associated with HIV infection: living alone (aOR = 5.83; 95%CI = [2.26-14.53]) and being <60 years (aOR = 3.12; 95%CI = [1.51-6.66]). The majority of older adults in this study accepted testing for HIV and almost three in five HIV positive older adults were newly diagnosed with HIV as a result of this testing. There is an urgent need to integrate older adults into responses to the HIV epidemic and to strengthen targeted prevention care and treatment in this population.