The political, research, programmatic, and social responses to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in the 25 years since the International Conference …

V Chandra-Mouli, BJ Ferguson, M Plesons… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2019 - Elsevier
Among the ground-breaking achievements of the International Conference on Population
and Development (ICPD) was its call to place adolescent sexual and reproductive health …

Recent levels and trends in HIV incidence rates among adolescent girls and young women in ten high-prevalence African countries: a systematic review and meta …

I Birdthistle, C Tanton, A Tomita, K de Graaf… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed contexts of HIV risk, but
the influence on HIV incidence among young women is not clear. We aimed to summarise …

[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 …

Process evaluation of peer-to-peer delivery of HIV self-testing and sexual health information to support HIV prevention among youth in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South …

OA Adeagbo, J Seeley, D Gumede, S Xulu… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Peer-to-peer (PTP) HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution models can increase
uptake of HIV testing and potentially create demand for HIV treatment and pre-exposure …

Effect of peer-distributed HIV self-test kits on demand for biomedical HIV prevention in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a three-armed cluster-randomised trial …

M Shahmanesh, TN Mthiyane, C Herbsst… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Study objective We investigated two peer distribution models of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in
HIV prevention demand creation compared with trained young community members (peer …

Thetha Nami: participatory development of a peer-navigator intervention to deliver biosocial HIV prevention for adolescents and youth in rural South Africa

M Shahmanesh, N Okesola, N Chimbindi, T Zuma… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite effective biomedical tools, HIV remains the largest cause of
morbidity/mortality in South Africa–especially among adolescents and young people. We …

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 …

Prevalence of HIV testing uptake among the never-married young men (15–24) in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of demographic and health survey data (2015 …

E Musonda, M Phiri, L Shasha, C Bwalya… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV and AIDS remain a major public health concern
among adolescents and young men. HIV testing is the first critical step for linking infected …

DREAMS impact on HIV status knowledge and sexual risk among cohorts of young women in Kenya and South Africa

S Floyd, S Mulwa, F Magut, A Gourlay, N Mthiyane… - AIDS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: We sought evidence of DREAMS'impact on uptake of services and sexual risk
among adolescent-girls-and-young-women (AGYW). Design: Cohorts of AGYW aged 13–22 …

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 …