‘Too old to test?’: A life course approach to HIV-related risk and self-testing among midlife-older adults in Malawi

‘Too old to test?’: A life course approach to HIV-related risk and self-testing among midlife-older adults in Malawi

Abstract Background Despite the aging HIV epidemic, increasing age can be associated with hesitancy to test. Addressing this gap is a critical policy concern and highlights the urgent need to identify the underlying factors, to improve knowledge of HIV-related risks as well as uptake of HIV testing...

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Main Authors: Cheryl Johnson, Moses Kumwenda, Jamilah Meghji, Augustine T. Choko, Mackwellings Phiri, Karin Hatzold, Rachel Baggaley, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Nicola Desmond, Elizabeth L. Corbett
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: BMC 2021-04-01
Colecção:BMC Public Health
Assuntos:
Life-course theory
Age stratification
Socioemotional selectivity
HIV/AIDS
HIV self-test
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10573-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10573-7

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