HIV attitudes, awareness and testing among older adults in Africa

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-68

  Negin, Joel ^a   Nemser, Bennett ^b   Cumming, Robert ^a   Lelerai, Eliud ^b   Amor, Yanis Ben ^b   Pronyk, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV awareness; HIV testing; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PREJUDICE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84858235930     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9994-y     Document Type: Article

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