Barriers and facilitators to utilizing HIV prevention and treatment services among migrant youth globally: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Both migrants and young people experience disproportionately high rates of HIV acquisition and poor access to HIV prevention and treatment services. To develop effective interventions and reach epidemic control, it is necessary to understand the barriers and facilitators to accessing HIV services among migrant youth. We conducted a scoping review to identify these factors for migrant youth ages 15-24, globally. We conducted a PRISMA-concordant scoping review using keyword searches in PUBMED and Web of Science for peer-reviewed primary literature published between January 2012 and October 2022. We included studies that investigated barriers and facilitators to accessing services for migrant youth participants. We used the Socio-Ecological Model as an analytical framework. The 20 studies mee

SUBMITTER: Li K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10866458 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature