Open Access<p>Prevalence of HIV/AIDS Among Elderly People and Associated Factors in Habru Woreda, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Shegaw Fentaye,
Desalegn Yibeltal,
Zenaw Tessema
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s265101
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , gerontology , demography , environmental health , virology , sociology
Sub-Saharan African countries are the most affected region by HIV/AIDS. Data from Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) indicated that in Ethiopia older adults who are HIV positive were 2.1% which accounted 17.7% from all HIV positive people aged ≥15. Scarce data are available regarding the prevalence of HIV and associated factors among elderly peoples in Habru district.