Alexis Hartman¹, Lewis April¹ and O Osman²*

¹MS-3 Medical Students, Saint Louis University, USA
²Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Saint Louis University, USA

*Corresponding Author: O Osman, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Saint Louis University, USA.

Received: November 11, 2022; Published: December 06, 2022

Abstract

With the improvement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART),patients living with HIV have an increased life expectancy, and now many of these patients live to see geriatric age. In 2019, the American population age 65+ was 54.1 million, of which 30 million were geriatric women (55.4%). Data for HIV patients show that ~ 50% of patients living with HIV are geriatric. Particularly amongst the female population, certain age-related issues, such as vulvovaginal atrophy and the associated disruption of the vaginal mucosa, put geriatric women at higher risk for HIV acquisition. Additionally, aging Geriatric Women are less likely to use barrier contraception methods, which may also increase their risk of acquiring HIV. This review illustrates facts and data about HIV in the geriatric population, with an emphasis on women of geriatric age.

Keywords: HIV; Aging; Frailty; Geriatric Patients

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Citation: O Osman., et al. “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the Old Adult and Geriatric Women Population: Review". Acta Scientific Women's Health 5.1 (2023): 03-11.

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