title: HIV attitudes, awareness and testing among older adults in Africa.
abstract: In Africa, older adults aged 50 and older are still sexually active and play a critical role as caregivers, yet little is known about their attitudes towards HIV and awareness of services. In this study, surveys were conducted in nine African sites. A multilevel model was fitted to evaluate the relationship between age and outcome variables. The study reveals that people aged 50 years and older have lower levels of HIV-related knowledge and awareness than those aged 25-49. Older adults were less likely to have been tested for HIV and women aged 50 and older showed particularly low levels of awareness.
authors: Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. joel.negin@sydney.edu.au
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: Negin
authors: Bennett
authors: B
authors: Nemser
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Cumming
authors: Eliud
authors: E
authors: Lelerai
authors: Yanis
authors: Y
authors: Ben Amor
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Pronyk
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D011287:Prejudice; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution