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. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC/.
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Negin, J., Nemser, B., Cumming, R., Lelerai, E., Amor, Y. B., & Pronyk, P. (2012). HIV attitudes, awareness and testing among older adults in Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 16(1), 63–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9994-y
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