Partly due to the advancement of antiretroviral therapy (ART), South Africa is now among those countries whose population is living longer. Along with this blessing often goes the complex burden of managing multimorbidities such as cardiometabolic conditions, mental disorders, HIV and/or anaemia. A study by researchers affiliated with Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI) is one of the first to report on the status of multimorbidity (that includes HIV) in a population that is not considered high-income.
A first look at the emergence of chronic multimorbidity, including HIV, among aging population in South Africa
