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Mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV: correlates of internalising and externalising symptoms
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Although declining in all other age groups, AIDS-related deaths among adolescents are increasing. In the context of HIV, mental health problems are associated with negative health outcomes, including non-adherence to ...
Factors that affect menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls: a case study from Mongu District, Zambia
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Menstruation is both a public health concern that requires hygienic management and a human rights issue that demands dignity and health. We conducted six focus groups with 51 respondents from three secondary schools in ...
Suicidal thoughts and behaviour among South African adolescents living with HIV: Can social support buffer the impact of stigma?
(Elsevier, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV represent a high-risk population for suicidal ideation and attempts, especially in low-income settings. Yet little is known about risk and protective factors for suicide in this ...
‘You’ll always stay right’: understanding vaginal products and the motivations for use among adolescent and young women in rural KZN
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
The use of vaginal products may increase the risk of HIV infection by affecting the vaginal biome. Understanding what vaginal products young women are using, and why, is key to assessing the complexity of sexual health and ...
Predictors of nurses’ and midwives’ intentions to provide maternal and child healthcare services to adolescents in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Adolescent mothers are at a much higher risk for maternal mortality compared to mothers aged
20 years and above. Newborns born to adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the
risk ...
Barriers to adolescents' access and utilisation of reproductive health services in a community in north-western nigeria: A qualitative exploratory study in primary care
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
There is a dearth of qualitative studies exploring in-depth barriers that adolescents face in accessing and utilising reproductive health services (RHS) in Nigerian primary healthcare centres. Aim: This study explored the ...
The comparison of teen clubs vs. standard care on treatment outcomes for adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Windhoek, Namibia
(Hindawi, 2020)
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are challenged to adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and achieve and maintain virologic suppression. Group-based adherence support interventions, such as adherence clubs, have been ...
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based support for adolescents receiving antiretroviral treatment: an operational research study in South Africa
(Wiley Open Access, 2018)
INTRODUCTION: Adolescents and youth receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa have high attrition and
inadequate ART outcomes, and evaluations of interventions improving ART outcomes amongst adolescents ...
Psychosocial support interventions for improved adherence and retention in ART care for young people living with HIV (10–24 years): a scoping review
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Mental health disorders such as high levels of anxiety, isolation, depression and suicide ideation
reported among young people living with HIV (10–24 years;YPLHIV) contribute significantly to poor medication
adherence ...
Retention in care for adolescents who were newly initiated on antiretroviral therapy in the Cape Metropole in South Africa
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
Long-term retention of adolescents aged 10-19 years on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial to achieve viral load suppression. However, it is reported globally that adolescents have lower retention in care (RiC) on ART, ...