ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2019
Fall History and Associated Factors Among Adults Living With HIV-1 in the Cape Winelands, South Africa: An Exploratory Investigation.
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- Hearing-Functioning Problems Across High-Burden Adult Health Conditions in Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Postural Stability as a Measure of Fall Risk in Older People with and without HIV.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2025Observational
- Functioning Problems Associated with Health Conditions with Greatest Disease Burden in South Africa: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Alcohol and falls among people with HIV infection: A view from Russia and the United States.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Risk of Falls in HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy and Its Associated Factors.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Health system challenges affecting falls prevention in persons living with HIV: perspectives from physiotherapists in four sub-Saharan regions.Primary health care research & development · 2021Article
- Mobility Deviations in Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Cross-Sectional Assessment Using Gait Analysis, Functional Performance, and Self-Report.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Frailty and HIV: Moving from Characterization to Intervention.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2021Review
- Physiotherapists' awareness of risk of bone demineralisation and falls in people living with HIV: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Kinematics and temporospatial parameters during gait from inertial motion capture in adults with and without HIV: a validity and reliability study.Biomedical engineering online · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with HIV-1 (PWH) exhibit a high fall incidence and increased fracture risk. As little is known about fall frequency and associated factors in PWH residing in lower-middle-income countries (LMIC), we investigated fall frequency, bone quality, and factors associated with fall history in a South African cohort.
methodsFifty PWH without obvious predisposing factors for mobility impairments attending 2 public primary care clinics in the Western Cape region participated. Demographic, clinical, and physical performance data were collected. Falls were assessed retrospectively over 12 months. Mobility and balance were evaluated using a physical performance battery. Bone mineral density was screened using quantitative ultrasound (QUS). Associations between variables and falls grouping were analyzed using chi-square tests,
resultsThirty-four percent of PWH (median age, 36.6 years) reported falling during the past year, and 41.2% of fallers reported multiple falls. Fallers had more mobility problems (
conclusionsThis exploratory study is the first to show that relatively young South African PWH without obvious predisposing factors for gait and balance impairments experience falls. The observed fall-associated factors warrant further research using larger samples and longitudinal designs to ascertain fall predictors within this population.
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