Citation

Sok P (2019) Older Persons with HIV in Canada. J Infect Dis Epidemiol 5:084. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510084

Copyright

© 2019 Sok P. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

REVIEW ARTICLE | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2474-3658/1510084

Older Persons with HIV in Canada

Phan Sok*

Institute Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada

Abstract

Background

Thanks to the widespread use of antiretroviral therapy, the number of older patients living with HIV, usually defined as individuals over 50 years of age, has markedly increased everywhere in the world.

Aim

The aim of this review is to describe the epidemiology and special needs of older persons with HIV in Canada now and in the near future.

Findings

It is estimated that, by 2025 in Canada, one in six of all HIV-infected adults will be over 50 years of age. Most will reside in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia and will require a number of specialized health services.

Conclusion

These three provinces need to train extra multidisciplinary manpower and establish appropriate public health policies in order to adequately prepare for this new health care challenge.