Steep HIV prevalence declines among young people in selected Zambian communities: population-based observations (1995–2003)

C Michelo, IF Sandøy, K Dzekedzeke, S Siziya… - BMC public health, 2006 - Springer
Background Understanding the epidemiological HIV context is critical in building effective
setting-specific preventive strategies. We examined HIV prevalence patterns in selected …

HIV/AIDS and older people in South Africa

V Hosegood, IM Timaeus - Aging in sub-Saharan Africa …, 2006 - books.google.com
South Africa is experiencing a rapidly growing and severe HIV/AIDS epidemic. National
antenatal clinic data show a rise in seroprevalence from 1 percent in 1990 to 25 percent in …

'Too old to test?': A life course approach to HIV-related risk and self-testing among midlife-older adults in Malawi

C Johnson, M Kumwenda, J Meghji, AT Choko… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite the aging HIV epidemic, increasing age can be associated with
hesitancy to test. Addressing this gap is a critical policy concern and highlights the urgent …

Association of aging and survival in a large HIV-infected cohort on antiretroviral therapy

C Bakanda, J Birungi, R Mwesigwa, N Ford, CL Cooper… - Aids, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine if there is a significant difference in survival between elderly (> 50
years) and nonelderly adult patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in Uganda …

Older people living with HIV in Uganda: understanding their experience and needs

MO Kuteesa, J Seeley, RG Cumming… - African Journal of AIDS …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Older adults ageing with HIV in Africa have been largely neglected, despite the distinctive
healthcare needs of this population. This article examines the medical care experiences of …

AIDS and declining support for dependent elderly people in Africa: retrospective analysis using demographic and health surveys

T Kautz, E Bendavid, J Bhattacharya, G Miller - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objectives To determine the relation between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and support for
dependent elderly people in Africa. Design Retrospective analysis using data from …

Do age-disparate relationships drive HIV incidence in young women? Evidence from a population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

G Harling, ML Newell, F Tanser, I Kawachi… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Incidence of HIV-1 infection in adults and socio-demographic characteristics of seroconverters in a rural population in Uganda: 1990–1994

JF Kengeya-Kayondo, A Kamali… - International Journal …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Kengeya-Kayondo JF (MRC [UK] Programme on AIDS in Uganda, Uganda Virus
Research Institute, PO Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda), Kamali A, Nunn AJ, Ruberantwari A …

South African national HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour survey, 2012

O Shisana, T Rehle, LC Simbayi, K Zuma, S Jooste… - 2014 - repository.hsrc.ac.za
The report covers the epidemiology of HIV from both social and biomedical points of view,
providing us not only with statistical data on HIV prevalence, HIV incidence and antiretroviral …

HIV transmission and high rates of late diagnoses among adults aged 50 years and over

RD Smith, VC Delpech, AE Brown, BD Rice - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Describe the epidemiology and impact of late diagnosis among older adults
living with HIV and estimate age at infection. Methods: Comparative national analyses …