The co-occurrence of health burdens in transitioning populations, particularly in specific
socioeconomic and cultural contexts, calls for conceptual frameworks to improve …

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has confronted decades of the HIV
epidemic with substantial improvements in access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

In Rethinking Diabetes, Emily Mendenhall investigates how global and local factors
transform how diabetes is perceived, experienced, and embodied from place to place …

Background Little is known about depression in older people in sub-Saharan Africa, the
associated impact of HIV, and the influence on health perceptions. Objectives Examine the …

Background Nationally representative evidence on the burden and determinants of disability
among older people in sub-Saharan Africa in general, and Uganda in particular, is limited …

A syndemic has been theorized as a cluster of epidemics driven by harmful social and
structural conditions wherein the interactions between the constitutive epidemics drive …

Background HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) are syndemic within sub-Saharan
Africa especially among older persons. The two epidemics interact with one another within a …

Objective In this systematic review, we aimed to summarise the empirical evidence on
common mental disorders (CMDs), cognitive impairment, frailty and health-related quality of …

Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research Page 1 Jo urn al o f G ero ntology & Geria tric R
esea rch ISSN: 2167-7182 Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research Joshi et al., J Gerontol …

Introduction There is limited research on the prevalence and factors associated with self-
reported ill health among older people in Uganda. Objective Therefore, the aim of this paper …