Browsing by Subject "Elderly"
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A comparative study of the prevalence and clinical features associated with depression among HIV- positive and HIV- negative elderly patients in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013)INTRODUCTION HIV/AIDS still remains a global health problem. Depression is a leading contributor to the burden of disease worldwide, a critical barrier to HIV care and as well as prevention and a common serious HIV ... -
Factors associated with Multimorbidity among older persons in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)There is a dearth of literature on ageing multimorbidity in developing countries. For the case of Uganda, no definitive statistics on its prevalence are available and the associated risk factors remain less studied. This ... -
Late diagnosis of HIV among elderly persons attending Kampala Capital City Authority HIV clinics
(Makerere University, 2019)Background: Late diagnosis of HIV infection is associated with unfavourable clinical outcomes especially among the elderly because the disease progresses faster and their survival is shorter compared to their younger ... -
Living alone among older persons in Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors
This study aimed at investigating the prevalence and factors associated with living alone among older persons in Uganda. A secondary analysis of the 2010 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) data was conducted. A ... -
Loneliness, resilience, and psychological wellbeing among the elderly selected from three districts in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between loneliness, resilience and psychological wellbeing among the elderly in Uganda and to assess whether resilience moderates loneliness with psychological ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with suicidality among the elderly attending non-psychiatric wards at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2023-09-11)Background: The elderly are especially vulnerable to suicide. Older adults are at a substantially higher risk of dying by suicide compared to the younger age categories for a number of reasons including the fact that they ... -
Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS-affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)This article explores the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of urban elderly residents in Kasubi-Kawaala, a slum on the margins of Kampala city, Uganda. The city is mainly stereotyped as a space for able-bodied ...