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    HIV/AIDS and older adults in the United States

    Population Reference Bureau, 2009
    This newsletter reviews some recent research on ageing and HIV/AIDS, trying to figure out HIV/AIDS risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults in the US.
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    The role of parents and family members in ART treatment adherence: evidence from Thailand

    Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2009
    High levels of treatment adherence are crucial for the success of expanding anti-retroviral therapy (ART) treatment programmes for persons with HIV/AIDS (PHA).  Although family members are sometimes mentioned in the context of treatment support programmess, they receive far less attention than peers. In particular, parents are almost never specifically cited.
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    Legal Aspects of Palliative Care

    Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, 2009
    There is increasing recognition of the link between palliative care and human rights. This guide, published by the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, offers guidance on policy and ways to improve the identification and referral of legal problems, with the ultimate aim of integrating this knowledge into the practice of high-quality palliative care and legal services.
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    Building Bridges: home-based care model for supporting older carers of people living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania

    HelpAge International, 2007
    Research in 2006 by Helpage International and partners of Tanzania shows that 20-45 % of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and 25-75 % of vulnerable children are cared for in older headed households. Older people’s role of caring for their dependents is difficult in a complex environment.
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    Forgotten families: older people as carers of orphans and vulnerable children

    HelpAge International, 2003
    This report shows that - provided appropriate support is available - older people and orphans and vulnerable children can overcome some of the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The case studies featured in this report describe innovative ways of dealing with some of the difficulties faced by older-headed households.
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    HIV/AIDS, social security and the two-tier structure of African economies

    International Social Security Association, 2003
    This paper assesses the occurrence of HIV in Africa and its implications on both old-age support schemes and the two-tier economic structure in developing countries. It models a two-sector economy in a three-period overlapping generations framework where social security exists both formally as well as informally.
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    The South African old age pension: exploring the role on poverty alleviation in households affected by HIV/AIDS

    International Social Security Association, 2003
    This paper seeks to explore some pressing issues related to the consequences of the old age pension in households affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.The paper examines the policy of the South African government to provide the elderly with a means-tested non-contributory old age pension, intended to be a poverty relief programme for the aged.
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    The role of informal social security in an inter-generational society

    International Social Security Association, 2003
    This paper gives a brief overview of the current formal social security provisioning in South Africa with regards to old age and retirement benefits. It then investigates issues impacting on the ageing population namely unemployment, HIV/AIDS and poverty.
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    The living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS

    Population Council, USA, 2003
    Paper examines the living arrangements of persons aged 60 and older in 16 countries. Data come from the household roster component of recent Demographic and Health Surveys.
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    HIV/AIDS and ageing: a briefing paper

    HelpAge International, 2003
    The purpose of this paper is to explore the main ways in which HIV and AIDS impact on older women and men in developing countries.

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