Geriatric HIV Cohort in Sub Sahara Africa (HASA)
The HASA cohort investigates the impact of geriatric syndromes on the quality of life of ageing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients. Participants aged at least 60 years were recruited from the elderly specialist clinic at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. At baseline, 500 participants were included in the cohort, which is followed up annually.
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
500 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2020
Primary Institutions
Makerere University
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
