Older persons’ knowledge of HIV and AIDS prevention in a province of South Africa
Dissemination of information on older persons' vulnerability to the disease, and education on HIV and AIDS tailored for and targeted at this age group have been relatively neglected.Contribution: Educational programmes on HIV, as well as productive channels and platforms to target older populations, particularly those with a low health literacy level are required.
Authors
- Sebastiana Kalula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-0204)
- Tarryn A. Blouws
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4264
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78