Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health
ObjectivesThis study examined the prevalence and sociodemographic factors among older adults with HIV and TB status in South Africa.MethodsThis data was cross-sectional and obtained from the 2019 General Household Surveys in South Africa. Adults 50 years and over with reported HIV and TB status were...
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| description | ObjectivesThis study examined the prevalence and sociodemographic factors among older adults with HIV and TB status in South Africa.MethodsThis data was cross-sectional and obtained from the 2019 General Household Surveys in South Africa. Adults 50 years and over with reported HIV and TB status were included (N = 9,180,047). We reported statistical analyses of the descriptive, Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests, and binary logistic regression.ResultsThe study has found a prevalence rate of HIV to be 5.3% and TB to be 2.9% among older adults aged 50 years and above in South Africa. However, the study found HIV and TB to be highest among older adults residing in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces. For HIV status, the female gender [AOR = 0.80*, CI 95% = 0.80–0.80] and secondary education [AOR = 0.57, CI 95% = 0.56–0.58] have lower odds of association among older adults with HIV. Regarding TB status, primary education [AOR = 1.08*, CI 95% = 1.06–1.10] and diabetes [AOR = 1.87*, CI 95% = 1.82–1.91] have lower likelihoods of associations among older adults with TB.ConclusionThere is an urgent need to escalate scientific and political attention to address the HIV/TB burden in older adults and, public health policymakers need to take cognizance of the interdependence of inequality, mobility, and behavioural modification among this high-risk population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e991df55a524eea99568610427932f92024-03-15T05:00:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-03-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.12455531245553Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and healthMonica Ewomazino Akokuwebe0Godswill Nwabuisi Osuafor1Erhabor Sunday Idemudia2Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, Mafikeng, South AfricaDepartment of Population Studies and Demography, North-West University, Mafikeng, South AfricaFaculty of Humanities, North-West University, Mafikeng, South AfricaObjectivesThis study examined the prevalence and sociodemographic factors among older adults with HIV and TB status in South Africa.MethodsThis data was cross-sectional and obtained from the 2019 General Household Surveys in South Africa. Adults 50 years and over with reported HIV and TB status were included (N = 9,180,047). We reported statistical analyses of the descriptive, Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests, and binary logistic regression.ResultsThe study has found a prevalence rate of HIV to be 5.3% and TB to be 2.9% among older adults aged 50 years and above in South Africa. However, the study found HIV and TB to be highest among older adults residing in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces. For HIV status, the female gender [AOR = 0.80*, CI 95% = 0.80–0.80] and secondary education [AOR = 0.57, CI 95% = 0.56–0.58] have lower odds of association among older adults with HIV. Regarding TB status, primary education [AOR = 1.08*, CI 95% = 1.06–1.10] and diabetes [AOR = 1.87*, CI 95% = 1.82–1.91] have lower likelihoods of associations among older adults with TB.ConclusionThere is an urgent need to escalate scientific and political attention to address the HIV/TB burden in older adults and, public health policymakers need to take cognizance of the interdependence of inequality, mobility, and behavioural modification among this high-risk population.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1245553/fullfactorsHIVolder adultssociodemographicTB |
| spellingShingle | Monica Ewomazino Akokuwebe Godswill Nwabuisi Osuafor Erhabor Sunday Idemudia Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health Frontiers in Public Health factors HIV older adults sociodemographic TB |
| title | Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health |
| title_full | Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health |
| title_short | Prevalence and association of HIV and tuberculosis status in older adults in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health |
| title_sort | prevalence and association of hiv and tuberculosis status in older adults in south africa an urgent need to escalate the scientific and political attention to aging and health |
| topic | factors HIV older adults sociodemographic TB |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1245553/full |
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