HIV Attitudes, Awareness and Testing Among Older Adults in Africa

被引：54
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作者：
Negin, Joel [1 ]
Nemser, Bennett [2 ]
Cumming, Robert [1 ]
Lelerai, Eliud [2 ]
Ben Amor, Yanis [2 ]
Pronyk, Paul [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Sydney, Sydney Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[2] Columbia Univ, Earth Inst, New York, NY USA
来源：
AIDS AND BEHAVIOR | 2012年 / 16卷 / 01期
关键词：
HIV testing; HIV awareness; Older adults; Africa; KNOWLEDGE; HIV/AIDS;
D O I：
10.1007/s10461-011-9994-y
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
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.
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