Aging and HIV-related caregiving in sub-Saharan Africa: A social ecological approach

J Small, C Aldwin, P Kowal, S Chatterji - The Gerontologist, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives We reviewed the literature on older adults (OAs) who
are caring for persons living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with the goal of …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and correlates of depression among HIV-infected and-affected older people in rural South Africa

M Nyirenda, S Chatterji, T Rochat, P Mutevedzi… - Journal of affective …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about depression in older people in sub-Saharan Africa, the
associated impact of HIV, and the influence on health perceptions. Objectives Examine the …

Contextualising women's mental distress and coping strategies in the time of AIDS: A rural South African case study

R Burgess, C Campbell - Transcultural Psychiatry, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Increasing attention is paid to impacts of HIV/AIDS on women's mental health, often framed
by decontextualized psychiatric understandings of emotional distress and treatment. We …

Chronic disease, risk factors and disability in adults aged 50 and above living with and without HIV: findings from the Wellbeing of Older People Study in Uganda

JO Mugisha, EJ Schatz, M Randell, M Kuteesa… - Global health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Data on the prevalence of chronic conditions, their risk factors, and their
associations with disability in older people living with and without HIV are scarce in sub …

Review of the literature: a rural–urban comparison of social networks of older adults living with HIV

BN Gannon, JMR Stacciarini - Journal of the Association of Nurses …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Globally, aging populations and older persons living with HIV (OPLWH) are emerging
socioeconomic and health care concerns. Aging adults living in rural communities have less …

Reflechi twòp—Thinking Too Much: Description of a Cultural Syndrome in Haiti's Central Plateau

BN Kaiser, KE McLean, BA Kohrt, AK Hagaman… - Culture, Medicine, and …, 2014 - Springer
A rich Haitian ethnopsychology has been described, detailing concepts of personhood,
explanatory models of illness, and links between mind and body. However, little research …

Burden of care among caregivers of persons living with HIV/AIDS in rural Namibia: Correlates and outcomes

EN Kalomo, M Liao - Social work in public health, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the correlates of burden of caregivers providing care to people living
with HIV/AIDS in rural northern Namibia and the consequences of caregivers' burden on …

The meaning of health in rural South Africa: Gender, the life course, and the socioepidemiological context

SA Mojola, E Ice, E Schatz, N Angotti… - Population and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines the meaning of health among middle‐aged and older adults in a rural
South African setting, where 72 percent of adults aged 40 and over are living with a major …

Dietary habits, body image, and health service access related to cardiovascular diseases in rural Zambia: A qualitative study

Y Tateyama, PM Musumari, T Techasrivichien… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of mortality and
morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa, including Zambia, where cardiovascular diseases account …

“My legs affect me a lot.… I can no longer walk to the forest to fetch firewood”: Challenges related to health and the performance of daily tasks for older women in a …

E Schatz, L Gilbert - Health Care for Women International, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Compromised health negatively impacts older persons' ability to participate in expected
social roles. Researchers have published little empirical work, however, to explore these …