OBJECTIVE: To quantify the number of cases and prevalence of human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We reviewed …

A greater knowledge of the burden of HIV in rural areas of Southern Africa is needed,
especially among older adults. We conducted a cross-sectional biomarker survey in the rural …

Objectives: Limited evidence is available on HIV, aging and comorbidities in sub-Saharan
Africa. This article describes the prevalence of HIV and chronic comorbidities among those …

With improved access to antiretroviral treatment (ART), adults with HIV live longer to reach
older age. The number of older adults living with HIV is increasing steadily, giving rise to a …

Objective: To present the most recent 2013 UNAIDS estimates of HIV prevalence among
people aged 50 years and older, and to validate these estimates using data from national …

Method We measured HIV prevalence in the age group> 50 years in one of the rural
communities hardest hit by the HIV epidemic in South Africa 7-9 and compared it with …

Background Despite the severe impact of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the health of older
people aged 50+ is often overlooked owing to the dearth of data on the direct and indirect …

Objectives To determine the relation between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and support for
dependent elderly people in Africa. Design Retrospective analysis using data from …

As people in developing and industrialized countries increasingly live longer, healthier lives,
why do the scant data that exist suggest a surprisingly high prevalence and incidence of HIV …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations AIDS
Programme (UNAIDS) 40 million people were living with HIV/AIDS as of the end of 2001 and …