The nurse is reinforcing teaching on the rising incidence of HIV in adults over the age of 50 with a group of senior community members. Which factors should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
a. Older adults are less likely to use condoms than younger at-risk adults.
b. At-risk individuals over the age of 50 are less likely to be tested for HIV.
c. Society continues to age with larger numbers of people entering this age group.
d. A decline in the function of the immune system increases the risk of HIV infection.
e. Decreased vaginal dryness and friability of tissues increases the risk of HIV in older women.
f. Treatments for erectile dysfunction have increased the number of older individuals who are sexually active.
ANS: A, B, C, D, F
Numbers will continue to rise as the older population increases. At-risk people older than age 50 are less likely than younger at-risk adults to use condoms during sex or to be tested for HIV. The availability of treatments for erectile dysfunction has also contributed to the number of older adults who are sexually active. A decline in the older adult's immune system increases the risk for infection with exposure to HIV. E. Increased vaginal dryness and friability further increase an older woman's susceptibility to HIV infection.
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