Addressing HIV prevention and disease burden among Africans aged over 50 years.
Although sub-Saharan Africans aged 50 years or over constitute about 4.7% of the general population and 5.6% of the total adult population infected with HIV, they remain the forgotten cohort of the AIDS pandemic. Based on a literature review and data from the World Health Organization Demographic Health Surveys, the authors analyse the prevalence of HIV among African men aged 50-59 and provide a brief analysis of risk factors, as well as the influence of demographic, epidemiologic, pathophysiologic and socio-cultural transitions on HIV prevention and disease burden among older Africans. Evidence-based HIV prevention and treatment interventions are urgently required in order to address the wellbeing of HIV-infected, older Africans.
Rammohan
Anu
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School of Population Health and Discipline of Economics, University of Western Australia, M431 135 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, USA.
Awofeso
Niyi
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D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003469:Culture; D004522:Educational Status; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D015497:HIV-1; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors