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Journal of nutrition education and behavior
population ageing access antiretroviral therapies south africa resulted ageing hivaids epidemic implications policy planning practice impactful interventions hivaids older persons require knowledge effects pandemic population study undertaken assess knowledge attitudes practices kap hivaids well health literacy hl level population aged 50 years crosssectional survey conducted three sites south africa two sites lesotho educational intervention south african sites baseline data collected assessment kap hivaids hl levels pre postintervention comprised participants south african sites familiarised contents specially constructed hivaids educational booklet participants kap reassessed six weeks later composite score 75 considered adequate kap adequate hl level baseline survey comprised 1163 participants median age 63 years range 5098 years 70 female 69 8 years education hl inadequate 56 kap score inadequate 64 high kap score associated female gender aor 16 95 ci 1221 age 65 years aor 19 95 ci 1525 education level primary school aor 22 95 ci 1434 high school aor 44 95 ci 2770 universitycollege aor 96 95 ci 47197 hl positively associated education association age gender educational intervention comprised 614 69 participants kap scores increased post intervention 652 participants adequate knowledge versus 36 preintervention overall younger age female higher education level associated adequate knowledge hivaids pre postintervention study population low hl kap scores regarding hivaids poor improved following educational intervention tailored educational programme place older people centrally fight epidemic even presence low hl policy educational programmes indicated meet information needs older persons commensurate low hl level large section population