Prevalence and factors associated with probable anxiety disorders among elderly persons living with HIV at Mulago ISS clinic: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a major public health concern globally. Due to advancements in Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) therapy, more people with HIV are living longer with about 1.4 million infected people in Uganda. Anxiety disorders are often unrecognized and undetected in older persons living with HIV (PLWH) yet they impair an elderly person's physical health and decrease the ability to perform daily activities.

Objective

To determine the prevalence and factors associated with probable anxiety disorders among elderly PLWH at Mulago Immune Suppression Syndrome (ISS) clinic.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted at Mulago ISS clinic among 273 systematically selected participants living with HI

SUBMITTER: Muyunga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12316274 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature