Purpose To review the rising prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in sub-Saharan
Africa and the challenges this poses to governments and healthcare services. Using existing …

Africa is experiencing an exponential increase in the number of older persons. The number
of persons surviving with human immunodeficiency virus is simultaneously increasing due to …

Antiretroviral therapy roll-out has dramatically reduced HIV-related mortality; more women
are living to reach menopause. Menopausal estrogen loss causes bone loss, as does HIV …

Over the coming decades, Africa is predicted to have the greatest increase in the number of
older people worldwide. Older people in this region spend longer living with disability and …

More than 36 million people are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
worldwide and 50% of them have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). While recent …

The rollout of antiretroviral therapy globally has increased life expectancy across Southern
Africa, where 20.6 million people now live with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We …

Introduction: Post-menopausal women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (WLHIV)
face an increased risk of bone fractures due to the relationship between HIV-related factors …

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is
associated with bone loss, but data are limited in lactation, when physiological bone mineral …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposure are
associated with bone loss. African data are limited despite the region's HIV burden. Of 247 …

We reported accentuated lactational decreases in areal bone mineral density and only
partial skeletal recovery after lactation in Ugandan women with HIV (WWH) initiated on …