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.
Brennan-Ing, Mark, editor.; Porter, Kristen E. editor.; Kaufman, Jennifer E. editor.; MacPhail, Catherine, editor.; Seeley, Janet, editor.
2022
RA643.86.A357
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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.
ISBN 9783030963682 (electronic bk.)
3030963683 (electronic bk.)
9783030963675
3030963675
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96368-2
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-96368-2 doi
Call Number RA643.86.A357
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.19697/9200846
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.
Note Includes index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 22, 2022).
Added Author Brennan-Ing, Mark, editor.
Porter, Kristen E. editor.
Kaufman, Jennifer E. editor.
MacPhail, Catherine, editor.
Seeley, Janet, editor.
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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.

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