The United Nations (UN) and the African Union framework on Ageing (AU-Plan) define older
persons (OPs) as those age 60 years and older (UNECA, 2007). In Uganda, during the …

Purpose Self-report of sensitive or stigmatized health states is often subject to social
desirability and interviewer biases. To reduce such biases, we estimated the rate of sexually …

Background There is limited research on HIV testing among older persons in Uganda. The
aim of this study was to investigate the socio-demographic determinants of recent HIV …

Objective: To identify the unmet needs for HIV prevention among older adults in rural South
Africa. Methods: We analyzed data from a population-based sample of 5059 men and …

Methods The study was cross sectional in design, 400 elderly persons aged 65 years and
above were selected using a three-stage sampling technique. Main outcome measures Both …

A growing body of work examines sexuality in later life in sub-Saharan Africa, but we know
little about the sexual health of older people with HIV in this region. Using data from Uganda …

Adults aged beyond the reproductive years are estimated to contribute 14.3% of adult HIV
disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Research regarding older adults' sexual health …

Sexually Transmitted Infections, prevention and control have widespread public health
benefits and contribute to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …

Background With society ageing, sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in the older
population are of interest from an economic, health-related and social burden perspective …

Background Female adolescents and young women have the highest risk of curable
sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally. Data on the prevalence of STIs among young …