Background Virtually all low-and middle-income countries are undergoing an
epidemiological transition whose progression is more varied than experienced in high …

Stigma remains a significant barrier to HIV testing in South Africa. Despite being a social
construct, most HIV-stigma research focuses on individuals; further the intersection of …

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 …

Objective: To estimate the association between school attendance, school dropout, and risk
of incident HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection among young women …

Background Understanding the effects of socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes is
important to implement specific preventive actions. We assessed socioeconomic disparities …

We use the individual-level data from all available Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
from 27 sub-Saharan African countries conducted between 2003 and 2012 (40 population …

Hope is a future expectancy characterized by an individual's perception that a desirable
future outcome can be achieved. Though scales exist to measure hope, they may have …

While South Africa provides universal access to treatment, HIV testing and antiretroviral
therapy (ART) uptake remains low, particularly among men. Little is known about community …

Background HIV transmission can be decreased substantially by reducing the burden of
undiagnosed HIV infection and expanding early and consistent use of antiretroviral therapy …

The South African context challenges the conventional categorisation of older persons as
dependent after a certain age. The concurrence of old-age pensions, high unemployment …