Delayed presentation of HIV among older individuals: a growing problem

AC Justice, MB Goetz, CN Stewart, BC Hogan… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Late presentation for care is a major impediment to the prevention and effective treatment of
HIV infection. Older individuals are at increased risk of late presentation, represent a …

Is geropsychology “forever young” on the mother continent? Addressing the limited research on psychology of aging in Africa

JBC Chukwuorji, P Thuku, N Cassimjee… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Our paper highlights areas of interest to psychologists studying aging in Africa
and what has already been learned about aspects of psychological aging from studies done …

The impact of prevention‐effective PrEP use on HIV incidence: a mathematical modelling study

DA Roberts, D Bridenbecker, JE Haberer… - African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Models that project the impact and cost-effectiveness of HIV pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) must specify how PrEP use aligns with HIV exposure. We hypothesized …

[HTML][HTML] Brief report: HIV incidence among older adults in a rural South African setting: 2010–2015

FX Gómez-Olivé, B Houle, M Rosenberg… - JAIDS journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We used a 2010–2011 cohort of HIV-negative adults in rural South Africa who
were 40 years or older at retest in 2015–2016 to estimate HIV incidence over a 5-year …

Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae among young women from the Western Cape, South Africa: The EVRI study

VW Jongen, MF Schim van der Loeff, MH Botha… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective Young women in South Africa are highly affected by sexually transmitted infections
(STI), like C. trachomatis (CT) and N. gonorrhoeae (NG). We aimed to estimate the incidence …

“I was referred from the other side”: Gender and HIV testing among older South Africans living with HIV

E Schatz, L Knight - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
South Africa has a Universal Test and Treat (UTT) policy in place to ensure that everyone
tests for HIV and can access treatment if they test positive. The aim of this study is to …

“A nowadays disease”: HIV/AIDS and social change in a rural South African community

SA Mojola, N Angotti, E Schatz… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Why do some people adapt successfully to change while others do not? We examine this
question in the context of a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, where adapting (or …

'You have to withstand that because you have come for what you have come for': barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral treatment access among older south Africans …

E Schatz, L Knight, FC Mukumbang… - Sociology of Health …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nationwide rollout of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is increasing the number of older persons
living with HIV (OPLWH) in South Africa. Yet, little is known about how the sociological …

The meaning of health in rural South Africa: Gender, the life course, and the socioepidemiological context

SA Mojola, E Ice, E Schatz, N Angotti… - Population and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines the meaning of health among middle‐aged and older adults in a rural
South African setting, where 72 percent of adults aged 40 and over are living with a major …

How to “live a good life”: aging and HIV testing in rural South Africa

E Schatz, B Houle, SA Mojola… - Journal of aging and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The African HIV epidemic is aging, yet HIV testing behavior studies either exclude
older persons or include too few to say much about age differences. Method: Strategically …