The factors that are responsible for the increase in HIV in older adults are
a. Increase in the number of sexual partners
b. Performance-enhancing drugs and lack of sex education
c. Prevalence of chronic diseases
d. None of the above
B
There is no information to indicate that older adults have an increase in the number of sexual partners (response A), and there are no data to support that chronic diseases (response C) increase HIV. Performance-enhancing drugs are increasing the sexual activity of older adults who are unaware of safer sex practices.
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