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    The Graying of AIDS

    Approximately one quarter of the people living with HIV in the USA 2005 were 50 or older, and studies project that by 2015 more than half of all people living with HIV in the US will be aged over 50.&
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    Program on the Global Demography of Aging (PGDA)

    The output of the Program on the Global Demography of Aging is in the form of research seminars, working papers, publications, workshops and research proposals.
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    Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia

    The goal this network is to bring together active researchers who study the consequences for and contributions of older persons in Africa and Asia in relation to the AIDS epidemic in order to promote
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    Growing older in Africa and Asia: Multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being. Global health Action journal, supplement 2

    Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, 2010
    Selection of articles looking at the status of the elderly in Asia and Africa, resulting from the collaboration of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE). Article titles include:
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    Older-age parents and the AIDS epidemic in Thailand: changing impacts in the era of antiretroviral therapy

    Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2010
    This report focuses on the implications of the AIDS epidemic on older aged parents, in particular in the context of the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The report examines the situation in Thailand and focuses on Thai parents of adults on ART.
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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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    Headship of older persons in the context of HIV/AIDS in rural South Africa

    Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 2009
    This paper examines older persons’ living arrangements in an area with 32% HIV-prevalence in South Africa. The paper concentrates on headship as a measure of position, and explores how households’ composition and experience of a death differ across headship types.
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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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    How does HIV/AIDS affect the elderly in developing countries?

    Population Reference Bureau, 2007
    Of the estimated 40 million people living with HIV, the vast majority are adults in their prime working years, but as this middle generation dies of AIDS, a generation of young children and a generation of elderly ages 50 and older are left behind. Despite extensive amounts of research on the AIDS epidemic, relatively few studies have focused on the elderly.
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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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