Transition to independent care for youth living with HIV: a cluster randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transitioning youth living with HIV to adult care is a crucial step in the HIV care continuum; however, tools to support transition in sub-Saharan Africa are insufficient. We assessed the effectiveness of an adolescent transition package (ATP) to improve youth readiness for transition to independent HIV care.

Methods

In this hybrid type 1, multicentre, cluster randomised clinical trial, we assessed the effectiveness of an ATP (administered by routine clinic staff, which included standardised assessments and chapter books to guide discussions at scheduled clinic visits) in four counties in Kenya, with HIV clinics randomly assigned 1:1 to ATP or control (standard-of-care practice). Clinics were eligible to participate if they had at least 50 youth (aged 10-24 years)

SUBMITTER: Njuguna IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308660 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature