Although HIV prevalence is exceptionally high in South Africa, HIV testing rates remain below targeted guidelines. Older adults living with HIV are substantially more likely to remain undiagnosed than younger people. Cognitive function and literacy could play key roles in HIV status knowledge due to the decision‐making processes required around weighing the costs and benefits of testing, navigating testing logistics and processing results. We aimed to assess the independent relationships among each of cognitive function, literacy and education with HIV status knowledge in a population‐based sample of older adults living in a rural South African community with high HIV prevalence.

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南非农村老年人认知功能、读写能力和艾滋病毒状况知识之间的关系

尽管南非的艾滋病毒感染率异常高，但艾滋病毒检测率仍低于目标指导方针。感染艾滋病毒的老年人比年轻人更有可能未被诊断出来。由于权衡检测成本和收益、引导检测物流和处理结果所需的决策过程，认知功能和读写能力可以在艾滋病毒状况知识中发挥关键作用。我们的目的是评估生活在艾滋病毒感染率高的南非农村社区的老年人的人口样本中，认知功能、识字率和教育与艾滋病毒状况知识之间的独立关系。