Comparison of HIV characteristics across 3 datasets: the Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study prospective, retrospective, and national reporting system.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study has been conducted prospectively for 18 years. However, it faces limitations in representing the entire population of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Korea. To address these limitations and validate the study design, we analyzed characteristics across several HIV datasets.

Methods

We compared epidemiological and clinical characteristics from 3 datasets: the Korea HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (dataset 1, n=1,562), retrospective cohort data (dataset 2, n=2,665), and the national HIV reporting system of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) (dataset 3, n=17,403).

Results

The demographic characteristics of age, sex, and age at HIV diagnosis did not differ significantly across datasets. However, datas

SUBMITTER: Choi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11573489 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature