World Health Organization Clinical Staging of HIV/AIDS for Adults and Adolescents Clinical Classification

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized rating scale developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007, which is a classification system used for immunological staging of HIV/AIDS in adults and adolescents with established HIV infection. This instrument classifies HIV disease on the basis of clinical manifestations.

**Synonyms:** - WHIVS1 - WHO Clinical Staging of HIV/AIDS for Adults and Adolescents - WHO HIV STAGING FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS