YAB Research Dissemination Articles
Awareness of HIV Status and Barriers to Accessing Testing Services among the Youth in Asutifi North District, Ghana, 2020
Introduction: The burden of HIV/AIDS among the youth has remained high at 12% in 2020. The levels of awareness of HIV status and barriers to testing services uptake among the youth are not fully determined. We studied HIV status awareness and barriers to HIV...
HIV and adolescent girls and young women in sub‐Saharan Africa: A call for expedited action to reduce new infections
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), aged 15-24, remain at substantial risk of acquiring HIV. AGYW accounted for 63% of all new HIV infections in 2021. Reducing incident infections in AGYW and among the other key populations is key to...
A multilevel health system intervention for virological suppression in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in rural Kenya and Uganda (SEARCH-Youth): a cluster randomised trial
Background: Social and cognitive developmental events can disrupt care and medication adherence among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We hypothesised that a dynamic multilevel health system intervention helping adolescents and...
Integrated Health Care Delivery for Adolescents Living with and at Risk of HIV Infection: A Review of Models and Actions for Implementation
Integrated service delivery, providing coordinated services in a convenient manner, is important in HIV prevention and treatment for adolescents as they have interconnected health care needs related to HIV care, sexual and reproductive health and disease prevention....
Awareness of HIV status and barriers to accessing testing services among the Youth in Asutifi North District, Ghana, 2020
Introduction: The burden of HIV/AIDS among the youth has remained high at 12% in 2020. The levels of awareness of HIV status and barriers to testing services uptake among the youth are not fully determined. We studied HIV status awareness and barriers to HIV testing...
Beyond Building”For” Youth: TheCase for Co-Creation in MentalHealth Innovation
The youth mental health crisis has triggered a global wave of innovation. Digital therapyplatforms, AI-powered diagnostics, novel therapeutics, and brain-based devices areentering the market at unprecedented speed, fueled by venture capital and driven byurgent need....
Exploratory Impact of iCARE Nigeria, a Combined mHealth and Peer Navigation Intervention, on Depressive Symptoms and Substance Use Among Youth Living With HIV in Nigeria: Single-Arm Trial
Background: Mental health problems are a barrier to the well-being of youth living with HIV. Many youth living with HIV inNigeria face peculiar biopsychosocial vulnerabilities that predispose them to mental health problems including depression andsubstance use. In...
Prevalence and determinants of HIV testing among adolescent girls and young women in 28 sub-Saharan African countries
Background HIV and AIDS remain a major global public health issue with the largest burden in sub-Saharan African(SSA) (SSA) countries. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in the sub-Saharan African region experienceintersecting vulnerabilities that may increase...