Socio-demographic inequalities in HIV testing behaviour and HIV prevalence among older adults in rural Tanzania, 2013
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19443795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angelina Mtowa (0000-0002-2986-7295, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, corresponding author), Annette Gerritsen (0000-0002-9724-8621, Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management), Annette A M Gerritsen (Epi Result, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa), Sally Mtenga (0000-0001-6100-7562, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), Mary Mwangome (0000-0002-4675-3943, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), Eveline Geubbels (0000-0002-9702-5460, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1162-1168 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2017.1308462 |
| PMID | 28545331 |
| OpenAlex | W2620331796 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 31 |
Most HIV research in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ignores persons aged 50 years and above, though a few studies have reported a high HIV prevalence among older people. This study aimed to estimate socio-demographic inequalities in HIV testing behaviour and HIV prevalence among adults aged 50+ years, living in Ifakara town, Tanzania. This cross-sectional study used data from the baseline measurement of the Ifakara MZIMA cohort study in 2012/13. Consenting participants were interviewed and tested for HIV. Associations between HIV testing behaviour and HIV prevalence with socio-demographic indicators were explored with multivariable logistic regression. Among the 1643 adults 50+ years included in the study, HIV prevalence and the HIV testing rate (ever tested) were 6% and 11.4% respectively. The HIV testing rate was lower for older people (aOR = 0.19 (95% CI 0.09-0.41 for 75+ versus 50-54 years); higher for those separated/divorced/widowed than those married (aOR = 1.46; 1.02-2.10); higher for "other Christians" than Muslims (aOR = 1.95; 1.06-3.58); and higher for primary (aOR = 1.54; 1.01-2.33) and secondary (aOR = 3.47; 2.11-5.70) school graduates than those without education. HIV prevalence was lower for older people (aOR = 0.27; 0.11-0.66 for 75+ versus 50-54); and for Catholics compared to Muslims (aOR = 0.54; 0.34-0.85). The high HIV prevalence among older adults and the low HIV testing behaviour call for more efforts on HIV prevention, treatment and care
Environmental health · Inequality · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Virology
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |