Person-centred care for older adults living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

D Goldstein, J Kiplagat, C Taderera… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
More than a fifth of people living with HIV in the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief-supported programmes are older individuals, defined as aged 50 years and older, yet …

An overview of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older people living with HIV

C Yang, YE Teh, NGS Chua, KLS Lee… - Geriatrics & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has revolutionized the care of people
living with HIV (PLHIV). As a result, PLHIV now have a life expectancy comparable with that …

Multimorbidity-associated emergency hospital admissions: a “screen and link” strategy to improve outcomes for high-risk patients in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective …

SA Spencer, A Rutta, G Hyuha… - NIHR Open …, 2024 - openresearch.nihr.ac.uk
Background The prevalence of multimorbidity (the presence of two or more chronic health
conditions) is rapidly increasing in sub–Saharan Africa. Hospital care pathways that focus …

Prevalence and determinants of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) among young adults in Indian households: an analysis of NFHS-5

G Takale, A Handore, A Jeyakumar… - Journal of Health …, 2024 - Springer
Background Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) are defined as the presence of two or more
chronic conditions, that significantly impact health status, functional capacity, quality of life …

Blood pressure increases are associated with weight gain and not antiretroviral regimen or kidney function: a secondary analysis from the ADVANCE trial in South …

J Manne‐Goehler, J Fabian, S Sokhela… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Recent evidence has raised questions about whether newer HIV treatment
regimens, including dolutegravir (DTG) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), are associated with …

Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Peri-Urban Dwellers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

S Kohler, T Bärnighausen, P Kazonda… - … journal of public …, 2024 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives Chronic conditions and multimorbidity affect care needs and prevention
opportunities. Methods We studied 2,246 men and women aged≥ 40 years within the Dar …

Multimorbidity in South Africa: Is the health system ready?

RA Roomaney, B van Wyk… - … of Multimorbidity and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Multimorbidity is likely to be a significant contributor to ill health and inequality
in South Africa and yet has been largely overlooked. Purpose: This paper focuses on the …