From surviving to thriving: integrating mental health care into HIV, community, and family services for adolescents living with HIV

LD Cluver, L Sherr, E Toska, S Zhou… - The Lancet Child & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Adolescents are a crucial generation, with the potential to bring future social and economic
success for themselves and their countries. More than 90% of adolescents living with HIV …

Lived experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in Africa: A scoping review

AI Ajayi, S Athero, W Muga, CW Kabiru - Reproductive Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Previous studies have not synthesized existing literature on the lived
experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents (aged 10–19) in Africa. Such evidence …

Adolescent motherhood and HIV in South Africa: Examining prevalence of common mental disorder

KJ Roberts, C Smith, L Cluver, E Toska, S Zhou… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
The mental health of adolescents (10–19 years) remains an overlooked global health issue,
particularly within the context of syndemic conditions such as HIV and pregnancy. Rates of …

Socio-ecological factors associated with probable depression among pregnant and parenting adolescent girls: findings from a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso …

AI Ajayi, E Chamdimba, N Sawadogo, N Gitahi… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Background Pregnant and parenting adolescent girls are at risk of poor mental health
because of stigma and social exclusion. Despite one in four girls starting childbearing by the …

Context, COVID-19 and comorbidities: exploring emergent directions in syndemics and HIV research

CH Logie, M Coelho, B Kohrt, AC Tsai… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Most studies recommended that HIV prevention and care research attend to the interplay
between poor mental health, substance use and multidimensional violence. Increased …

Understanding coping strategies of mothers living with HIV who care for children living with HIV: a qualitative study in Indonesia

NK Fauk, HA Gesesew, L Mwanri, K Hawke… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
HIV infection and its sequelae continue to be a significant challenge among women and
their families in developing countries despite the progress that has been made in the …

Adolescent mothers and their children affected by HIV—an exploration of maternal mental health, and child cognitive development

KJ Steventon Roberts, C Smith, L Cluver, E Toska… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Some children born to adolescent mothers may have developmental
challenges, while others do not. Research focusing on which children of adolescent mothers …

Enhancing a peer supporter intervention for young mothers living with HIV in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia: Adaptation and co-development of a …

C Laurenzi, A Ronan, L Phillips, S Nalugo… - Global public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Young mothers living with HIV (YMHIV) experience heightened risks to their mental health,
as their transition to adulthood is marked by social stigma, health and socioeconomic …

Risk factors for poor mental health among adolescent mothers in South Africa

K Steventon Roberts, C Smith, E Toska… - Psychology, health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In South Africa, high rates of adolescent pregnancy and HIV pose prominent
public health challenges with potential implications for mental wellbeing. It is important to …

Adolescent perspectives on peripartum mental health prevention and promotion from Kenya: Findings from a design thinking approach

J Kathono, V Nyongesa, S Mwaniga, G Obonyo… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In Kenya, approximately one in five girls aged 15–19 years old are pregnant or already a
mother. Adolescent girls and young women experience significant mental health …