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Title Aging with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa : health and psychosocial perspectives / Mark Brennan-Ing, Kristen E. Porter, Jennifer E. Kaufman, Catherine MacPhail, Janet Seeley, editors
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Chapter 1. The Epidemiology of HIV in the Older African Population -- Chapter 2. Comorbid Conditions Occurring in Older Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Botswana: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort Study of Patient Data -- Chapter 3. Reflecting on Health and Illness Through the Lens of the HIV Epidemic in Uganda -- Chapter 4. Sexual Health and Behavior Among Older Adults with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 5. "Ask Those Who Are Ahead About a Buffalo": Well-Being of African Grandparents with HIV -- Chapter 6. Mental Health in Older People Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: State of the Art and Future Research Recommendations -- Chapter 7. 'The Support Keeps Me Strong': Social Support Among South Africans Ageing with HIV -- Chapter 8. A Detailed Analysis of the Social Support Networks of Older Adults with HIV in Uganda and South Africa -- Chapter 9. Reprogramming HIV Prevention and Service Provision for Older Adults in Western Kenya -- Chapter 10. Beyond Policy Fixes to a New Politics of Care: The Case of Older People with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 11. Concluding Thoughts
Summary With the development of effective antiretroviral therapies (ART) in the mid-1990s, HIV became a treatable although serious condition, and people who are adherent to HIV medications can attain normal or near-normal life expectancies. Because of the success of ART, people 50 and older now make up a majority of people with HIV in high-income countries and other places where ART is accessible. The aging of the HIV epidemic is a global trend that is also being observed in low- and middle-income countries, including countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the greatest number of older people with HIV reside (3.7 million). While globally over half of older adults with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa, we have little information about the circumstances, needs, and resiliencies of this population, which limits our ability to craft effective policy and programmatic responses to aging with HIV in this region. At present, our understanding of HIV and aging is dominated by information from the U.S. and Western Europe, where the epidemiology of HIV and the infrastructure to provide social care are markedly different than in sub-Saharan Africa. Aging with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa addresses this gap in our knowledge by providing current research and perspectives on a range of health and psychosocial topics concerning these older adults from across this region. This volume provides a unique and timely overview of growing older with HIV in a sub-Saharan African context, covering such topics as epidemiology, health and functioning, and social support, as well as policy and program implications to support those growing older with HIV. There are very few published volumes that address HIV and aging, and this is the first book to consider HIV and aging in sub-Saharan Africa. Most publications in this area focus on HIV and aging in Uganda and South Africa. This volume broadens the scope with contributions from authors working in West Africa, Botswana, and Kenya. The range of topics covered here will be useful to professionals in a range of disciplines including psychology, epidemiology, gerontology, sociology, health care, public health, and social work
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 22, 2022)
Subject Older HIV-positive persons -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Middle age.
HIV Infections -- psychology
Aged
Middle Aged
HIV Infections -- epidemiology
Social Support
middle age (life stage)
Older HIV-positive persons
SUBJECT Africa South of the Sahara -- epidemiology https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017954Q000453
Subject Sub-Saharan Africa
Form Electronic book
Author Brennan-Ing, Mark, editor.
Porter, Kristen E. editor
Kaufman, Jennifer E. editor
MacPhail, Catherine, editor.
Seeley, Janet, editor.
ISBN 9783030963682
3030963683