非洲老年人对艾滋病病毒的态度、认识和检测。

HIV attitudes, awareness and testing among older adults in Africa.

机构信息

Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

出版信息

AIDS Behav. 2012 Jan;16(1):63-8. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9994-y.

Abstract

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.

摘要

在非洲，50 岁及以上的老年人仍然具有性行为能力，并在照顾者方面发挥着关键作用，但人们对他们对艾滋病病毒的态度和对服务的认识知之甚少。本研究在九个非洲地点进行了调查。采用多水平模型评估年龄与结果变量之间的关系。研究表明，50 岁及以上的人比 25-49 岁的人对艾滋病病毒相关知识和认识的了解程度较低。老年人接受艾滋病病毒检测的可能性较低，50 岁及以上的女性的认识水平尤其低。