Adaptation of a social vulnerability index for measuring social frailty among East African women

Adaptation of a social vulnerability index for measuring social frailty among East African women

Abstract Background The number of older women living with HIV in Africa is growing, and their health outcomes may be adversely impacted by social frailty, which reflects deficits in social resources that accumulate over the lifespan. Our objective was to adapt a Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) orig...

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Main Authors: Sandeep Prabhu, George Wanje, Brenda Oyaro, Francis Otieno, Kishor Mandaliya, Walter Jaoko, R. Scott McClelland, Wayne McCormick, Melissa K. Andrew, Frances M. Aunon, Jane M. Simoni, Susan M. Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Older women
HIV/AIDS
Social frailty
Kenya
Mombasa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12597-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12597-z

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