HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS)
HAVACS is a prospective, observational study of HIV-positive patients in Atlanta, Canada. All HIV-positive patients ever seen at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center are included in the cohort, with over 4,334 individuals entered into the cohort as of 2016. As of 2016, the patient population was 97.3% male and 72.4% African American/Black, with an average age of 52 years.
Study design
Cohort - clinical, Cohort - open, Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
4,334 (participants as of 2016)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1982
Primary Institutions
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (AVAMC)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Individual private funders
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Other government data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
