Association between Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index and neurocognitive function among people living with HIV-a cross sectional study in coastal South India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV is an infectious disease affecting 36.7 million people worldwide. In recent times, Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has become accessible to the majority of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and this has transformed the course of infection to one that is chronic, characterized by fewer diseases pathognomonic of AIDS. In view of this, there is a pressing need for better markers, apart from the routine HIV indicators, to detect comorbidities such as Neurocognitive Impairment (NCI). The aim of this study was to find out the association between Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index and Neurocognitive function in HIV positive patients.

Methods

In our study, we included 97 HIV positive patients and their Neurocognitive function was assessed using a combination of Montre

SUBMITTER: Ganapathy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336242 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature