What do we know about older adults and HIV? A review of social and behavioral literature

A Sankar, A Nevedal, S Neufeld, R Berry, M Luborsky - AIDS care, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The fastest growing segment of the United States HIV population is people aged 50 and
older. This heterogeneous group includes people with diverse pathways into HIV positive …

HIV sexual risk behavior in older black women: a systematic review

TK Smith, EL Larson - Women's Health Issues, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major public health concern in the
United States, particularly among older Black women who comprise approximately 40% of …

Conhecimento e atitudes sobre sexualidade em pessoas idosas com HIV

RB Aguiar, MCC Leal, APO Marques - Ciência & saúde coletiva, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, de corte transversal, realizado com 241 idosos
diagnosticados com HIV, assistidos nos serviços de referência do município de Recife/PE. O …

“The pleasure is better as I've gotten older”: Sexual health, sexuality, and sexual risk behaviors among older women living with HIV

TN Taylor, CE Munoz-Plaza, L Goparaju… - Archives of sexual …, 2017 - Springer
There is limited research examining the sexual health and well-being of older women living
with HIV (OWLH). Most studies focus on sexual dysfunction, leaving aside the richer context …

A forgotten population: older adults with newly diagnosed HIV

TM Ellman, ME Sexton, D Warshafsky… - AIDS patient care and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Limited data are available regarding adults age≥ 50 at initial HIV diagnosis. Improved
understanding of this group is critical in designing interventions to facilitate earlier diagnosis …

Unique factors that place older Hispanic women at risk for HIV: Intimate partner violence, machismo, and marianismo

R Cianelli, N Villegas, S Lawson, L Ferrer… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Elsevier
Hispanic women who are 50 years of age and older have been shown to be at increased
risk of acquiring HIV infection due to age and culturally related issues. The purpose of our …

Knowledge and attitudes about sexuality in the elderly with HIV

RB Aguiar, MCC Leal… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2020 - SciELO Public Health
This is a cross-sectional quantitative study carried out with 241 elderly diagnosed with HIV,
assisted in the services of reference of Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Knowledge and …

Self-silencing and age as risk factors for sexually acquired HIV in midlife and older women

RJ Jacobs, B Thomlison - Journal of Aging and Health, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This study explores the contribution of psychosocial factors on sex behaviors of
midlife and older women. Methods: A community-based sample of ethnically diverse women …

A comparison of actual and perceived sexual risk among older adults

ML Syme, TJ Cohn… - The Journal of Sex …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual risk among older adults (OAs) is prevalent, though little is known about the accuracy
of sexual risk perceptions. Thus, the aim was to determine the accuracy of sexual risk …

Intimate partner violence among midlife and older women: A descriptive analysis of women seeking medical services

M Sormanti, T Shibusawa - Health & Social Work, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Although intimate partner violence (IPV) may occur throughout a woman's life course, there
has been a paucity of research on the experiences of victimization among midlife and older …