Understanding the impact of HIV infection and the effect menopause on the health, and particularly musculoskeletal health, of African women

Hosted by the Menopause Study

Endorsed by the South Africa Menopause Society and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa.

Draft Programme:

All times shown are in CAT (GMT +2)

  • 14.00 Welcome & Introductions
  • 14.10 Background to the research programme

Part 1: MENOPAUSAL HEALTH

  • 14.20 Menopausal symptoms by HIV status in older Zimbabwean women and their association with health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study
  • 14.35 Midlife women’s understanding of health in older age: a qualitative study from Zimbabwe and South Africa
  • 14.50 Improving experiences of the menopause for women in Zimbabwe and South Africa: co-producing an information resource
  • 15.05 PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Menopause

15.20 Break
Part 2: MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH IN MID-LIFE WOMEN

  • 15.30 Osteoporosis, Rather Than Sarcopenia, Is the Predominant Musculoskeletal Disease in a Rural South African Community where HIV Prevalence Is High: A Cross-Sectional Study
  • 15.45 The impact of HIV on bone mineral density through menopause: a longitudinal study of urban-dwelling South African women
  • 16.00 Menopause is associated with bone loss, particularly at the distal radius, in black South African women: Findings from the Study of Women Entering and in Endocrine Transition (SWEET)
  • 16.15 Osteoporosis and prevalent fracture are common and remain untreated in mid-life Zimbabwean women living with HIV: a cross-sectional study
  • 16.30 Global Burden of Osteoporosis: a comparison of cohorts from South Africa, The Gambia, UK, US and Zimbabwe
  • 16.45 PANEL DISCUSSION 2 - Musculoskeletal
  • 17.00 Close

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