Fall History and Associated Factors Among Adults Living With HIV-1 in the Cape Winelands, South Africa: An Exploratory Investigation | Zendy

Karina Berner | Zendy; Hans Strijdom | Zendy; M. Faadiel Essop | Zendy; Ingrid Webster | Zendy; Linzette Morris | Zendy; Quinette Louw | Zendy

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Fall History and Associated Factors Among Adults Living With HIV-1 in the Cape Winelands, South Africa: An Exploratory Investigation

Author(s) -

Karina Berner,

Hans Strijdom,

M. Faadiel Essop,

Ingrid Webster,

Linzette Morris,

Quinette Louw

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz401

Subject(s) - medicine , cape , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , demography , family medicine , geography , sociology , archaeology

This exploratory study is the first to show that relatively young South African PWH without obvious predisposing factors for gait and balance impairments experience falls. The observed fall-associated factors warrant further research using larger samples and longitudinal designs to ascertain fall predictors within this population.

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