The impact of the worldwide AIDS epidemic on persons aged 50 years or older has received
relatively little consideration except in the United States, where interest has focused almost …

Background: Based on ethnographic investigations and mathematical models, older sexual
partners are often considered a major risk factor for HIV for young women in sub-Saharan …

Background Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan …

THE IMPACTS OF ADULT HIV/AIDS MORTALITY ON ELDERLY WOMEN AND THEIR
HOUSEHOLDS IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA Catherine Ajibola Ogunmefun Page 1 THE …

Background Swaziland has the highest national HIV prevalence worldwide. The Swaziland
HIV Incidence Measurement Survey (SHIMS) provides the first national HIV incidence …

Objectives: To assess whether differences in age between sexual partners affect the risk of
HIV infection in female adolescents and young adults. Methods: A total of 6177 ever sexually …

Healthcare and social needs for mature adults aged 50 years or older differ from those of
younger adults due to stigma concerning HIV in older people, beliefs that engagement in …

It is well known that the large-scale roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced
mortality and improved the health status of millions of people living with HIV (PLWH) in …

Drawing on both domestic and global international perspectives, this special issue is
devoted to articles that confront the challenges of understanding, preventing, and …

Background Three national HIV household surveys were conducted in South Africa, in 2002,
2005 and 2008. A novelty of the 2008 survey was the addition of serological testing to …