Category Archives: Children or Youth (less than 18 years old)
The prevalence of depression among adolescent with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Depression is particularly common among adolescents with HIV/AIDS and has been associated with disruption of the important developmental process, subsequently leading to a wide range of negative mental, physical...
eHealth interventions to address sexual health, substance use, and mental health among men who have sex with men: Systematic review and synthesis of process evaluations
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) face disproportionate risks concerning HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, substance use, and mental health. These outcomes constitute an interacting syndemic among...
Integrating individual and contextual factors to explain disparities in HIV/STI among heterosexual African American youth: A contemporary literature review and social ecological model
Heterosexual African American youth face substantial disparities in sexual health consequences such as HIV and STI. Based on the social ecological framework, the current paper provides a comprehensive, narrative review...
Psychiatric disorders in adolescents living with HIV and association with antiretroviral therapy adherence in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a systematic approach to exploring the prevalence of psychiatric disorders (PDs) and adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) is lacking. This...
Recruitment of US adolescents and young adults (AYA) into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related behavioral research studies: A scoping review
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The objective of this scoping review was to examine the range of published evidence on recruitment approaches and outcomes of US adolescents and young adults (AYA) ages...
Adolescent participation in HIV research: Consortium experience in low and middle-income countries and scoping review
Adolescents in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a high prevalence of HIV, therefore, it is important that they are included in HIV research. However, ethical challenges regarding consent can...
Psychosocial support interventions for improved adherence and retention in ART care for young people living with HIV (10-24 years): A scoping review
Background: Mental health disorders such as high levels of anxiety, isolation, depression and suicide ideation reported among young people living with HIV (10-24 years;YPLHIV) contribute significantly to poor medication adherence...
Interventions to improve daily medication use among adolescents and young adults: What can we learn for youth pre-exposure prophylaxis services?
OBJECTIVE: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an important HIV prevention method and studies have shown that young people ages 15-24 have difficulty adhering to daily PrEP. The field of PrEP...
Technology-Based Interventions to Increase Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among Youth in the US: A Systematic Review
HIV testing rates remain low among youth ages 13-24 in the US, with only 55% of HIV-positive youth aware of their serostatus. We conducted a systematic review to assess the...
Understanding Mental Health in the Context of Adolescent Pregnancy and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review Identifying a Critical Evidence Gap
Adolescent (10–19 years) mental health remains an overlooked global health issue. Rates of adolescent pregnancy within sub-Saharan Africa are some of the highest in the world and occur at the...
The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents living with HIV: A systematic review
Despite the progress made in HIV treatment and prevention, HIV remains a major cause of adolescent morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. As perinatally infected children increasingly survive into adulthood,...
Measles seroprevalence and vaccine responses in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adolescents and adults: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an additional dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy following immune reconstitution. We conducted...
