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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Older adults accessing HIV care and treatment and adherence in the IeDEA central Africa cohort
AIDS Research and Treatment, Volume 2012, Article 725713, Year 2012
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Background. Very little is known about older adults accessing HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa. Materials and Methods. Data were obtained from 18,839 HIV-positive adults at 10 treatment programs in Burundi, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We compared characteristics of those aged 50+ with those aged 18-49 using chi-square tests. Logistic regression was used to determine if age was associated with medication adherence. Results. 15% of adults were 50+ years. Those aged 50+ were more evenly distributed between women and men (56% versus 44%) as compared to those aged 18-49 (71% versus 29%) and were more likely to be hypertensive (8% versus 3%) (P<0.05). Those aged 50+ were more likely to be adherent to their medications than those aged 18-49 (P<0.001). Adults who were not heavy drinkers reported better adherence as compared to those who reported drinking three or more alcoholic beverages per day (P<0.001). Conclusions. Older adults differed from their younger counterparts in terms of medication adherence, sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics. © 2012 Jamie Newman et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Newman, Jamie E.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Iriondo-Perez, Jeniffer
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Hemingway-Foday, Jennifer J.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Freeman, Anna
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Akam, Wilfred
Cameroon
Limbé Provincial Hospital
Balimba, Ashu
Cameroon, Yaounde
Hôpital Militaire
Kalenga, Lucien
Unknown Affiliation
Mbaya, Marcel
Unknown Affiliation
Mfangam Molu, Brigitte
Cameroon, Yaounde
Yaounde General Hospital
Mukumbi, Henry
Unknown Affiliation
Niyongabo, Théodore
Burundi, Bujumbura
Centre Hospitalo-universitaire de Kamenge
Atibu, Joseph
Congo
Ecole de Santé Publique
Azinyue, Innocent
Cameroon, Yaounde
Vindata Solutions
Kiumbu, Modeste
Congo
Ecole de Santé Publique
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1155/2012/725713
e-ISSN:
20901259
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Burundi
Cameroon
Congo
Participants Gender
Male
Female