“I'm Getting Life from the Treatment”: Perceptions of Life and Death Among Middle-Aged and Older Medication-Adherent Persons Living with HIV in Rural South Africa

IJ David, E Schatz, N Angotti, TW Myroniuk… - Journal of Aging & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The widespread availability of health information and treatment for HIV in Southern Africa
does not reach all populations. Few programs and materials are developed with middle …

'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 support keeps me strong”: Social support among South Africans ageing with HIV

C MacPhail, M Mattingly, V Minichiello, F Venter… - Aging with HIV in sub …, 2022 - Springer
Early in the HIV epidemic, living with HIV and ageing were mutually exclusive in African
countries. Increased accessibility of antiretroviral therapies has changed this. Much is known …

Navigating life with HIV as an older adult in South African communities: A phenomenological study

N Hlongwane, S Madiba - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The study explored how older adults experience an HIV diagnosis, deal with issues of
stigma and disclosure, and navigate the healthcare system. Descriptive phenomenology …

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 …

Older adults accessing HIV care and treatment and adherence in the IeDEA Central Africa cohort

J Newman, J Iriondo-Perez… - AIDS research and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Very little is known about older adults accessing HIV care in sub‐Saharan
Africa. Materials and Methods. Data were obtained from 18,839 HIV‐positive adults at 10 …

Exploring the impacts of and reactions to HIV diagnosis in older adults: narratives from Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa

M Nyashanu, E Lekalakala-Mokgele - African Journal of AIDS …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
There is an increase in prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among
older adults. This new emerging social group is being overlooked, owing to the focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Antiretroviral therapy and aging as resources for managing and resisting HIV-related stigma in rural South Africa

D Denardo, SA Mojola, E Schatz… - SSM-Qualitative Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
The widespread roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa has contributed to a large
population of adults aging with HIV. However, little is known about how HIV-related stigma …

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 …

The role of elderly carers in HIV prevention and care; the perspectives of older adults in underprivileged communities in South Africa

M Ntuli, S Madiba - Cogent Social Sciences, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In many societies, the elderly take on the enormous role of being the caregivers of sick
family members. Little is known about the context in which they provide HIV/AIDS-related …