Gaps and Opportunities for Strengthening In-School Support for Youth Living With HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With optimized antiretroviral treatment youth living with HIV (YLH) now spend most of their time in schools, making schools an important venue to optimize outcomes. We evaluated school support for YLH.

Methods

We conducted surveys with public secondary/high schools in 3 Kenyan counties (Nairobi, Homa Bay, and Kajiado) to determine policies and training related to HIV. Chi-squared tests and Poisson regression were used to compare policy availability and staff training by county HIV prevalence and school type.

Results

Of 512 schools in the 3 counties, we surveyed 100. The majority (60%) of schools surveyed had boarding facilities. The median student population was 406 (IQR: 200, 775). Only half (49%) of schools had medication use policies; more in boarding th

SUBMITTER: Njuguna I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790302 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature