dc.contributor.author | Nagenda, Mapaseka Chabalala | |
dc.contributor.author | Crowley, Talitha | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-13T07:26:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-04-13T07:26:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nagenda, M. C., & Crowley, T. (2023). Contextual factors influencing self-management of adolescents and youth living with HIV: A cross-sectional survey in Lesotho. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 238. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010238 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010238 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8775 | |
dc.description.abstract | HIV treatment outcomes of adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLWH)
are lagging. One way to improve outcomes is through supporting AYLWH to acquire self-management
skills. Although self-management is associated with improved health outcomes, condition-specific,
individual/family, and social/environmental contextual factors influence self-management. We aimed
to describe factors influencing the self-management of AYLWH in Lesotho. Methods: A cross-sectional
survey design was used. AYLWH (n = 183) aged 15–24 were conveniently sampled from two HIV
treatment sites in Lesotho. Participants completed self-report questionnaires in English or Sesotho. Participants (89.1% female) had high HIV self-management scores (mean 92.7%, SD 5.3%) that
corresponded with treatment outcomes (98.9% adherent and 100% viral load < 1000 copies/mL). This
might be attributed to condition-specific factors, including once-daily doses (100%) and longer duration
of treatment (81.4% on ART for more than 10 years). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV | en_US |
dc.subject | Nursing | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-management | en_US |
dc.subject | Youth | en_US |
dc.subject | Public health | en_US |
dc.subject | Lesotho | en_US |
dc.title | Contextual factors influencing self-management of adolescents and youth living with HIV: A cross-sectional survey in Lesotho | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |