The objective of this article is to document factors associated with the recency of health-care
service utilization by people aged 50 years and over living with and without HIV in Uganda …

Background: It is not clear whether village health teams (VHTs) can be empowered to
participate in interventions to prevent and control hypertension and diabetes in older adults …

Abstract RABE, Mareike; LION-CACHET, Huibrecht C. and EYASSU, Melaku A..
Characteristics and outcomes of older people on antiretroviral therapy in Tlokwe Clinics …

Background: The demand for geriatric care has been on the increase throughout the world,
especially in the developing, low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), due to increasing …

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare disability in people with HIV and
peripheral neuropathy with those without neuropathy and explore how neuropathy and other …

Objectives Individual households remain important for elderly care and support in resource-
limited settings. Factors such as availability of young people and ownership of assets are …

Background: Diabetes has been reported as the second leading cause of death and the top
leading cause of death amongst women in South Africa; it is important to evaluate any …

The population of sub-Saharan Africa is ageing, generating important questions about how
to provide for the growing number of older adults across the continent. Globally, societies …

Objetivos: verificar la prevalencia de hipertensión arterial y sus factores de riesgo entre
personas con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida en terapia antirretroviral. Método …

Many countries in sub Saharan Africa (SSA) have experienced an ageing of their population
and this is projected to increase in the future. Family support is the main source of support …