YAB Research Dissemination Articles
Strengthening implementation science research to improve adolescent and young adult HIV-prevention and care in Sub-Saharan Africa: PATC3H-IN
Background: Despite significant progress in HIV prevention and treatment, uptake of evidence-based interventions among adolescents and young adults (AYA), particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), remains low. Implementation research can optimize...
Factors Affecting HIV Testing among Youth in Kenya
With the high prevalence of HIV among youth in sub-Saharan Africa, it is vital to better understand factors affecting HIV testing among this population; this is the first step in the HIV treatment cascade. The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to...
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 experience intersecting vulnerabilities that may...
HIV programme to enhance adherence to art among older adolescents and younger adults living with HIV in Africa
Background The global concern of suboptimal viral load suppression (VLS) rates falling below the 95% target among older adolescents living with HIV (OALHIV) and young adults living with HIV (YALHIV) remains a critical concern, particularly in Namibia and other regions...
Tracking adaptation strategies of an HIV prevention intervention among youth in Nigeria: a theoretically informed case study analysis of the 4 Youth by Youth Project
Background Although many behavioral interventions are adapted, little is known about the reasons for adaptations and the process and outcomes influencing adaptations. To address this gap, we explored the adaptations made to promote HIV prevention services, including...
Digital strategies to promote crowdsourcing open calls for co-creating HIV interventions: a youth community-based participatory approach
Introduction: The HIV epidemic disproportionately affects adolescents and young adults (AYA), yet their engagement in HIV programming remains limited. Digital strategies, such as social media campaigns, engage a diverse range of AYA to co-create HIV...
The 4 youth by youth (4YBY) crowdsourced HIV prevention intervention: A stepped-wedge longitudinal trial on HIV self-testing uptake among adolescents and young people in Nigeria
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) participatory approaches for HIV control have increased across LMICs, but there are few trials to evaluate effectiveness. We assessed a crowdsourced HIV self-testing (HIVST) intervention among a cohort of AYA in Nigeria....
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...