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HIV prevalence and incidence in people 50 years and older in rural South Africa.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallrauch, Claudia Bärnighausen, Till W. Newell, Marie Louise |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | To the Editor: Studies of HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa usually focus on the age group 15 - 49 years. However, estimates of HIV prevalence in older people are required for health policy and planning. The health care and social needs of older HIV-infected individuals differ from younger people; e.g. because of different co-morbidities, different responses to antiretroviral treatment (ART), and the central role of older adults in African households. In South Africa, a nationally representative survey provided first insights into the burden of HIV in the population ≥ 50 years of age, reporting HIV prevalence in men/women as 10.4%/10.2% (in the age group 50 - 54 years), 6.2%/7.7% (55 - 59 years), and 3.5%/1.8% (≥ 60 years). However, the South African HIV epidemic is highly heterogeneous6 with substantial variation by geographic location and ethnic group, limiting the value of national averages. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.7196/SAMJ.4181 |
| PubMed reference number | 21414272 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 100 |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Journal | South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/4181/3029 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/samj/v100n12/v100n12a19.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.4181 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
