Psychosocial interventions for improving engagement in care and health and behavioural outcomes for adolescents and young people living with HIV: a systematic …

CA Laurenzi, S du Toit, W Ameyan… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Adolescents and young people comprise a growing proportion of new HIV
infections globally, yet current approaches do not effectively engage this group, and …

Key normative, legal, and policy considerations for supporting pregnant and postpartum adolescents in high HIV-burden settings: a critical analysis

CA Laurenzi, E Toska, R Tallarico, L Sherr… - Sexual and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Rates of adolescent pregnancy within sub-Saharan Africa are increasing. Adolescent
mothers ages 10–19 years face a distinct set of risks to their own and their children's health …

HIV and SRH healthcare delivery experiences of South African healthcare workers and adolescents and young people during COVID-19

J Kelly, L Gittings, C Laurenzi, CD Glinski… - Psychology, Health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
While substantial research has emerged from the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, as
well as from studies with adolescent populations, there has been a dearth of research …

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 …

Food security reduces multiple HIV infection risks for high‐vulnerability adolescent mothers and non‐mothers in South Africa: a cross‐sectional study

L Cluver, WE Rudgard, E Toska, M Orkin… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Adolescent girls and young women, including adolescent mothers, in Southern
Africa have high HIV seroconversion and transmission. We need to know which risks drive …

A mixed-methods study of resilience and return to school among adolescent mothers in South Africa

AK Groves, LT Gebrekristos… - Global Public …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Up to two-thirds of South African adolescent mothers drop out of school, which increases
their HIV risk and other poor health outcomes. Despite variability in adolescent mothers' …

Making the Case for Joint Decision‐Making in Future Multipurpose Prevention Technology (MPT) Choice: Qualitative Findings on MPT Attribute Preferences from the …

NL Bhushan, P Musara, M Hartmann… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Young women in sub‐Saharan Africa account for two‐thirds of all new HIV
infections and face high rates of unintended pregnancy. Multipurpose prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of secondary HIV transmission risk in a cohort of adolescents living with HIV in South Africa

E Toska, S Zhou, CA Laurenzi, R Haghighat… - AIDS (London …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Preventing secondary HIV transmission from adolescents and young people
living with HIV (AYPLHIV) to their partners and children is critical to interrupting the HIV …

Art-based reflections from 12 years of adolescent health and development-related research in South Africa

L Gittings, S Medley, CH Logie, N Ralayo… - Health Promotion …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This paper presents empirical and methodological findings from an art-based, participatory
process with a group (n= 16) of adolescent and young advisors in the Western Cape …

Identified needs of peripartum adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2013 to 2021: a mapping of domains for strengthening psychosocial interventions

M Kumar, W Chu, R Gellatly, GN Wambua… - Current opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood pose significant socioeconomic and health
risks in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to considerable morbidity and mortality. To learn more …