ArticleJournal of aging and health2019
How to "Live a Good Life": Aging and HIV Testing in Rural South Africa.
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- Assessing Discordance Between Self-Perceived HIV Risk and Laboratory-Confirmed HIV Status in South Africa: Insights from the 2022 National Population-Based Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- HIV testing history and positivity among repeat testers and first-time testers in older adults: a descriptive study from Hejiang county, Southwest China, 2018-2025.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The prevalence, incidence, and sociodemographic risk factors of HIV among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa (AWI-Gen): a multicentre, longitudinal cohort study.The lancet. Healthy longevity · 2025Article
- Older persons' knowledge of HIV and AIDS prevention in a province of South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- The Association Between HIV-Related Stigma and the Uptake of HIV Testing and ART Among Older Adults in Rural South Africa: Findings from the HAALSI Cohort Study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- The effects of HIV and systolic blood pressure on mortality risk in rural South Africa, 2010-2019: a data note.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- The dynamics of sexual risk amongst South African youth in age-disparate relationships.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- 'Sometimes it is not about men': Gendered and generational discourses of caregiving HIV transmission in a rural South African setting.Global public health · 2022Article
- Antiretroviral therapy and aging as resources for managing and resisting HIV-related stigma in rural South Africa.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2022Article
- Differences in healthy longevity by HIV status and viral load among older South African adults: an observational cohort modelling study.The lancet. HIV · 2022Observational
- Progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets among persons aged 50 and older living with HIV in 13 African countries.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Article
- Integrating HIV and mental health interventions to address a global syndemic among men who have sex with men.The lancet. HIV · 2022Review
- Delayed presentation of HIV among older individuals: a growing problem.The lancet. HIV · 2022Review
- Twin epidemics: the effects of HIV and systolic blood pressure on mortality risk in rural South Africa, 2010-2019.BMC public health · 2022Article
- "A NOWADAYS DISEASE": HIV/AIDS AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN A RURAL SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNITY.AJS; American journal of sociology · 2021Article
- 'Too old to test?': A life course approach to HIV-related risk and self-testing among midlife-older adults in Malawi.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Development of a Tablet Computer Application for HIV Testing and Risk History Calendar for Use With Older Africans.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Article
- The relationships between cognitive function, literacy and HIV status knowledge among older adults in rural South Africa.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
- Assessing the feasibility of a life history calendar to measure HIV risk and health in older South Africans.PloS one · 2020Article
- Sexual behavior and HIV risk across the life course in rural South Africa: trends and comparisons.AIDS care · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe African HIV epidemic is aging, yet HIV testing behavior studies either exclude older persons or include too few to say much about age differences.
methodStrategically combining focus group interviews (participants in 40s/50s/60s-plus age groups) and survey data from rural South Africa (where HIV prevalence peaks in the late 30s, but continues to be over 10% into the late 60s), we examine gender and life course variation, motivations, and barriers in HIV testing.
resultsWe find significant gender differences-Women test at higher rates at younger ages, men at older ages. Our qualitative data not only highlight recognition of testing importance but also suggest gendered motivations and perceptions of testing. Men and women report similar barriers, however, including fear of finding out their (positive) HIV status, limited confidentiality, and partner nondisclosure. DISCUSSION: We conclude with recommendations to increase HIV testing uptake among older adults including home testing, couples testing, and HIV testing concurrently with noncommunicable diseases.
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