A new study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS reveals that while antiretroviral treatment has increased life expectancy for people living with HIV in British Columbia, women's life expectancy remains significantly lower than men's. The study, published in The Lancet Public Health, calls for addressing social and environmental factors that negatively impact the health of women with HIV, such as unemployment, unstable housing, and stigma.
VICTORIA — Antiretroviral treatment has increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV in British Columbia but a new study shows it is significantly lower for women than men.
The provincewide expansion of antiretroviral treatment combined with the STOP HIV/AIDS program has increased the life expectancy for all, but epidemiologist Katherine Kooij, the paper's lead author, says it's"worrying" the improvement isn't as strong among women. The research paper shows the life expectancy for 20-year-old men living with HIV between 2012 and 2020 rose to 68 years old while for women it only increased to 61 years old.
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