Research Interests
HIV and Ageing / ARV and Ageing
Caregiving and Ageing
Health service and older people
Gerontology/Geriatrics training in Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries Studied
Sub Saharan Africa.
Projects
The Direct and Indirect Effects of HIV/ AIDS on the Health and Wellbeing of Older People.
Related Publications & Presentations
Mugisha, Joseph, Francien Scholten, Sebastian Owilla, Nirmala Naidoo, Janet Seeley, Somnath Chatterji, Paul Kowal, and Ties Boerma et al. 2013. “Caregiving responsibilities and burden among older people by HIV status and other determinants in Uganda.” AIDS Care Published online: 11 Feb 2013. [DOI]
Nyirenda, Makandwe, Marie-Louise Newell Newell, Joseph Mugisha, Portia Mutevedzi, Janet Seeley, Francien Scholten, and Paul Kowal et al. 2013. “Health, wellbeing, and disability among older people infected or affected by HIV in Uganda and South Africa.” Global Health Action 6:19201. [DOI]
Wright, Stuart, Flavia Zalwango, Janet Seeley, Joseph Mugisha, and Francien Scholten. Forthcoming. 2012. “Despondency Among HIV-Positive Older Men and Women in Uganda.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Scholten, Francien, and Paul Kowal. 2011. “Health and functional status among older people with HIV/AIDS in Uganda.” BMC Public Health 11:886. [DOI]
Medical Research Council/Uganda, Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda. 2011. “Direct and indirect effects of HIV/AIDS and anti-retroviral treatment on the health and well-being of older people.” (Prepared by a team led by Francine Scholten. Published by WHO: Geneva.)