Adapting evidence-based interventions to meet the needs of adolescents growing up with HIV in South Africa: the VUKA case example

CA Mellins, D Nestadt, A Bhana, I Petersen… - Global Social …, 2014 - Springer
The VUKA family program is one of the only evidence-based interventions to promote
positive psychosocial outcomes in South African HIV-infected pre-and early adolescents and …

The VUKA family program: piloting a family-based psychosocial intervention to promote health and mental health among HIV infected early adolescents in South …

A Bhana, CA Mellins, I Petersen, S Alicea, N Myeza… - AIDS care, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
An increasing number of adolescents born with HIV in South Africa are on antiretroviral
treatment and have to confront complex issues related to coping with a chronic, stigmatizing …

Community interventions supporting children affected by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A review to derive evidence-based principles for programming

K Schenk, A Michaelis - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Approaching 20 years after the first studies drew attention to the issues faced by children
and families affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), evaluation data from …

The development of HIV-related mental health and psychosocial services for children and adolescents in Zambia: the case for learning by doing

S Strasser, S Gibbons - Children and Youth Services Review, 2014 - Elsevier
The success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has sparked a global commitment to strengthen
health systems for an improved response. The response, however, is largely biomedical. Far …

Child development in HIV-positive and HIV-affected children in South Africa and Malawi—what role for community organisations?

S Skeen, M Tomlinson, A Macedo, A Miltz… - Children and Youth …, 2014 - Elsevier
There is evidence that children who are HIV positive (HIV+) are at risk for poor
developmental outcomes. The aims of this study were to use developmental screening tools …

[HTML][HTML] Engaging community and governmental partners in improving health and mental health outcomes for children and adolescents impacted by HIV/AIDS in …

W Tumwesige, P Namatovu, OS Bahar… - … medicine (Hong Kong …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The African region remains the world's most affected region in the HIV epidemic. A related
consequence of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including in Uganda, is the high …

Family‐based HIV prevention and intervention services for youth living in poverty‐affected contexts: the CHAMP model of collaborative, evidence‐informed …

A Bhana, MM McKay, C Mellins… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Family‐based interventions with children who are affected by HIV and AIDS are not well
established. The Collaborative HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Program …

Preliminary results from Hlanganani (Coming Together): A structured support group for HIV-infected adolescents piloted in Cape Town, South Africa

K Snyder, M Wallace, Z Duby, LDH Aquino… - Children and Youth …, 2014 - Elsevier
HIV positive adolescents require unique physical and emotional care as they navigate not
only developmental challenges but also HIV-related issues including stigma, prevention …

HIV treatment and care of adolescents: perspectives of adolescents on community-based models in northern Uganda

C Miyingo, T Mpayenda, R Nyole… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Differentiated service delivery models for people living with HIV continue to be
scaled up to expand access to HIV services and treatment continuity. However, there is a …

[HTML][HTML] Putting youth at the centre: co-design of a community-based intervention to improve HIV outcomes among youth in Zimbabwe

CRS Mackworth-Young, S Dringus, E Dauya… - Wellcome open …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Youth have disproportionately poor HIV outcomes. We aimed to co-design a
community-based intervention with youth to improve HIV outcomes among 16–24 year-olds …