Are social protection and food security accelerators for adolescents to achieve the Global AIDS targets?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Without effective, scalable interventions, we will fail to achieve the Global AIDS Targets of zero AIDS-related deaths, zero HIV transmission and zero discrimination. This study examines associations of social protection and food security among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), with three Global AIDS Targets aligned outcomes: antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence and viral suppression, HIV transmission risk behaviour and enacted stigma.

Methods

We conducted three study visits over 2014-2018 with 1046 ALHIV in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Standardized surveys provided information on receipt of government-provided cash transfers and past-week food security, alongside self-reported ART adherence, sexual debut and condom use, and enacted HIV-related s

SUBMITTER: Cluver L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464211 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature