Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings: a study protocol

I Birdthistle, SB Schaffnit, D Kwaro, M Shahmanesh… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background HIV risk remains unacceptably high among adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW) in southern and eastern Africa, reflecting structural and social inequities that drive …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the impact of DREAMS on HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women: a population-based cohort study in Kenya and South Africa

I Birdthistle, D Kwaro, M Shahmanesh, K Baisley… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Through a multisectoral approach, the DREAMS Partnership aimed to reduce
HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) by 40% over 2 years in …

Awareness and uptake of layered HIV prevention programming for young women: analysis of population-based surveys in three DREAMS settings in Kenya and …

A Gourlay, I Birdthistle, NT Mthiyane, BO Orindi… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The DREAMS Partnership is an ambitious effort to deliver
combinations of biomedical, behavioural and structural interventions to reduce HIV …

Evaluating DREAMS HIV prevention interventions targeting adolescent girls and young women in high HIV prevalence districts in South Africa: protocol for a cross …

G George, C Cawood, A Puren, D Khanyile… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background Young women in sub-Saharan Africa remain at the epicentre of the HIV
epidemic, with surveillance data indicating persistent high levels of HIV incidence. In South …

Translating DREAMS into practice: early lessons from implementation in six settings

N Chimbindi, I Birdthistle, M Shahmanesh, J Osindo… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The 'DREAMS Partnership'promotes a multi-sectoral approach to reduce
adolescent girls and young women's (AGYW) vulnerability through a core package of …

The impact of the DREAMS partnership on HIV incidence among young women who sell sex in two Zimbabwean cities: results of a non-randomised study

ST Chabata, B Hensen, T Chiyaka, P Mushati… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Young women who sell sex (YWSS) in Zimbabwe remain at high risk of HIV
infection. Effective HIV prevention strategies are needed. Through support to access a …

Reaching young women who sell sex: methods and results of social mapping to describe and identify young women for DREAMS impact evaluation in Zimbabwe

T Chiyaka, P Mushati, B Hensen, S Chabata… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Young women (aged 15–24) who exchange sex for money or other support are among the
highest risk groups for HIV acquisition, particularly in high prevalence settings. To prepare …

The DREAMS core package of interventions: a comprehensive approach to preventing HIV among adolescent girls and young women

J Saul, G Bachman, S Allen, NF Toiv, C Cooney… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are 5 to 14 times more
likely to be infected with HIV than their male peers. Every day, more than 750 AGYW are …

Persistently high incidence of HIV and poor service uptake in adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa prior to DREAMS

N Chimbindi, N Mthiyane, I Birdthistle, S Floyd… - PLoS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic
in South Africa.'DREAMS'aims to reduce HIV incidence through multi-level combination …

Common mental disorders and HIV status in the context of DREAMS among adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

N Mthiyane, G Harling, N Chimbindi, K Baisley… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background HIV affects many adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa.
Given the bi-directional HIV and mental health relationship, mental health services may help …