Addressing the Know-Do Gap in Adolescent HIV: Framing and Measuring Implementation Determinants, Outcomes, and Strategies in the AHISA Network.

ABSTRACT: Implementation science (IS) uses systematic methods to close gaps between research and practice by identifying and addressing barriers to implementation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs). To reach UNAIDS HIV targets, IS can support programs to reach vulnerable populations and achieve sustainability. We studied the application of IS methods in 36 study protocols that were part of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA). Protocols focused on youth, caregivers, or healthcare workers in high HIV-burden African countries and evaluated medication, clinical and behavioral/social EBIs. All studies measured clinical outcomes and implementation science outcomes; most focused on early implementation outcomes of acceptability (81%), reach (47%), and fea

SUBMITTER: Beima-Sofie K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007651 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature