In The Lancet Psychiatry, Khameer Kidia and colleagues1 propose that carefully selected
and trained adolescents living with HIV can effectively help the delivery of mental health …

Background Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately affected by the HIV
epidemic. Comorbid depression is prevalent among adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) and …

With the increasing availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy, vertically infected
children have a better chance of surviving into adolescence and adulthood. Additionally …

Background Novel smartphone app–delivered interventions have the potential to improve
HIV treatment adherence among adolescents with HIV, although such interventions are …

Although HIV-related deaths declined globally by 30% between 2005 and 2012, those
among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) rose by 50%. This discrepancy is primarily due …

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires nearly perfect adherence to be effective. This study
aims to identify key factors identified by HIV-infected adolescents on ART as contributing to …

Antiretroviral treatment requires high levels of adherence to be effective. This qualitative
study explores the reasons for poor adherence among 22 purposively selected poor urban …

Objective To document the lived experiences of people with both poor mental health and
suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy in high HIV prevalence settings. Methods In …

Abstract Introduction Youth in Uganda are disproportionately impacted by HIV and report
significant barriers to ART adherence. We asked participants how fixed versus flexible …

Although more than 90% of youth perinatally infected with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa,
little is known about the psychosocial factors that impact their wellbeing, or how these youth …