Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS)
SHCS collects data on HIV-infected individuals from all over Switzerland. HIV-infected participants aged 16 years and older are recruited from university hospitals in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, and cantonal hospitals in St. Gallen and Ticino, as well as through private physicians. The study also recruits HIV-infected mothers and babies as part of the Swiss Mother and Child HIV Cohort Study (MoCHiV) sub-study. Between 1988 and 2022, the study expanded from 5,697 participants to over 21,000 participants. Participants are followed up semi-annually, ensuring regular and comprehensive data collection.
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
21,618 (participants as of 2022)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 16 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1988
Primary Institutions
Canton of St. Gallen-Hospital (Kantonsspital St.Gallen, KSSG)
Lausanne University Hospital (Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, CHUV)
University Hospital Zurich (Universitätsspital Zürich, USZ)
University Hospital of Basel (Universitätsspital Basel)
University Hospitals of Geneva (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, HUG)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Federal Office for Public Health, FOPH (Bundesamt für Gesundheit, BAG)
AbbVie
Association for the fight against AIDS (Association contre le VIH et autres infections transmissibles)
Gilead Sciences
Private donations
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- 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)
- Secondary data
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
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