Factors impacting antiretroviral therapy adherence among human immunodeficiency virus–positive adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

N Ammon, S Mason, JM Corkery - Public health, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Eighty-two percent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive adolescents
live in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

Factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

C Hudelson, L Cluver - AIDS care, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescents living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately
burdened by the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Maintaining medication adherence is vital to …

Effect of a differentiated service delivery model on virological failure in adolescents with HIV in Zimbabwe (Zvandiri): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

W Mavhu, N Willis, J Mufuka, S Bernays… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Adolescents living with HIV face challenges to their wellbeing and antiretroviral
therapy adherence and have poor treatment outcomes. We aimed to evaluate a peer-led …

Contemporary issues on the epidemiology and antiretroviral adherence of HIV‐infected adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa: a narrative review

OA Adejumo, KM Malee, P Ryscavage… - African Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Adolescents are a unique and sometimes neglected group in the planning of
healthcare services. This is the case in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where more than …

High self‐reported non‐adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongst adolescents living with HIV in Malawi: barriers and associated factors

MH Kim, AC Mazenga, X Yu, S Ahmed… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Globally adolescents and young adults account for more than 40% of new HIV
infections, and HIV‐related deaths amongst adolescents increased by 50% from 2005 to …

Effectiveness of community adolescent treatment supporters (CATS) interventions in improving linkage and retention in care, adherence to ART and psychosocial well …

N Willis, A Milanzi, M Mawodzeke, C Dziwa… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Engagement with community adolescent treatment supporters (CATS) improves
adherence, psychosocial well-being, linkage and retention in care among adolescents living …

“How am I going to live?”: exploring barriers to ART adherence among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Uganda

S MacCarthy, U Saya, C Samba, J Birungi, S Okoboi… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Studies from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) document how barriers to ART
adherence present additional complications among adolescents and young adults living …

Evaluating mental health difficulties and associated outcomes among HIV-positive adolescents in Tanzania

DE Dow, EL Turner, AM Shayo, B Mmbaga… - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT AIDS-related mortality among HIV-positive adolescents has risen by 50%
despite the scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART maladherence likely plays a role in …

Multiple forms of discrimination and internalized stigma compromise retention in HIV care among adolescents: findings from a South African cohort

M Pantelic, M Casale, L Cluver, E Toska… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Efficacious antiretroviral treatment (ART) enables people to live long and
healthy lives with HIV but young people are dying from AIDS-related causes more than ever …

“The sky is the limit”: adhering to antiretroviral therapy and HIV self‐management from the perspectives of adolescents living with HIV and their adult caregivers

JA Denison, H Banda, AC Dennis… - African Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Methods The study was conducted in two ART clinics in Ndola, Zambia, from December
2011 to February 2012. One clinic was in a children's hospital and the second in a central …