Ageing with HIV: challenges and coping mechanisms of older adults 50 years and above living with HIV in Uganda

SN Mbalinda, DA Lusota, M Muddu, M Nyashanu - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Globally, adults 50 years and older are an increasing proportion of persons
living with HIV (PLHIV), accounting for 16% of the patient group globally. The long-term …

Rising HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Nigeria: a trend analysis

GIE Eluwa, SB Adebajo, T Eluwa, O Ogbanufe… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are conservatively estimated to be less
than 1% of the Nigerian population yet nationally account for about 20% of new HIV …

Aging with HIV in Africa: the challenges of living longer

J Negin, T Bärnighausen, JD Lundgren, EJ Mills - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The global response to the HIV epidemic represents one of the greatest public health
achievements of this century. The successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

Aging with HIV: what effect on mortality and loss to follow-up in the course of antiretroviral therapy? The IeDEA West Africa Cohort Collaboration

C Bernard, E Balestre, PA Coffie… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Reporting mortality and lost to follow-up (LTFU) by age is essential as older HIV-
positive patients might be at risk of long-term effects of living with HIV and/or taking …

Behaviour change in generalised HIV epidemics: impact of reducing cross-generational sex and delaying age at sexual debut

TB Hallett, S Gregson, JJC Lewis, BA Lopman… - Sexually transmitted …, 2007 - sti.bmj.com
Background: Sexual behavioural change is essential to prevent HIV infections in Africa and
statistical analysis of risk factors at the individual-level may be used to design interventions …

HIV testing and counselling experiences: a qualitative study of older adults living with HIV in western Kenya

J Kiplagat, S Huschke - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Finding HIV infected persons and engaging them in care is crucial in achieving
UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets; diagnosing 90% of those infected with HIV, initiating 90% of the …

The adult prevalence of HIV in Zambia: results from a population based mobile testing survey conducted in 2013–2014

P Chanda-Kapata, N Kapata, E Klinkenberg… - AIDS research and …, 2016 - Springer
Objective To estimate the adult prevalence of HIV among the adult population in Zambia and
determine whether demographic characteristics were associated with being HIV positive …

Differences in healthy longevity by HIV status and viral load among older South African adults: an observational cohort modelling study

CF Payne, B Houle, C Chinogurei, CR Herl… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The population of people living with HIV in South Africa is rapidly ageing due to
increased survivorship attributable to antiretroviral therapy (ART). We sought to understand …

Inequality in health status among older adults in Africa: the surprising impact of anti-retroviral treatment

J Negin, M Nyirenda, J Seeley, P Mutevedzi - Journal of cross-cultural …, 2013 - Springer
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 …

Age-related comorbidities and mortality in people living with HIV in rural Tanzania

S Albrecht, FC Franzeck, H Mapesi, C Hatz… - Aids, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Causes of morbidity and mortality of people living with HIV are changing with
access to antiretroviral therapy and increased life expectancy. Age-related data on …