HIV Attitudes, Awareness and Testing Among Older Adults in Africa

被引：54

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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