[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] High HIV incidence and low uptake of HIV prevention services: The context of risk for young male adults prior to DREAMS in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

K Baisley, N Chimbindi, N Mthiyane, S Floyd… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Young men are less likely than young women to engage with HIV prevention
and care, and their HIV-related mortality is higher. We describe HIV incidence and uptake of …

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

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 …

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

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of contraception services among recipients of a combination HIV-prevention interventions for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa …

K Jonas, Z Duby, K Maruping, J Dietrich, N Slingers… - Reproductive health, 2020 - Springer
Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) have high rates of unintended pregnancies and are at higher risk for HIV …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS

A Ziraba, B Orindi, S Muuo, S Floyd, IJ Birdthistle… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction High incidence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW) has been attributed to the numerous and often layered vulnerabilities that they …