SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Stigma of HIV Made Worse by Age Bias

By Bob Kronemyer

Making assumptions about people based on their age is often misleading, especially when it comes to HIV and AIDS.

“Adults remain sexually active well into later life, if they are healthy and have a partner available,” said Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD, the director for research and evaluation at ACRIA, a non-profit HIV/AIDS research organization in New York City. “In addition, many older people with HIV never expected to grow old but are able to do so now by