To what extent are digital health interventions targeting HIV care cascade among mobile populations feasible, acceptable, and effective? A mixed methods systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Human mobility is associated with an increased risk of HIV acquisition and disengagement from HIV care, leading to poorer health outcomes among highly mobile individuals compared to less mobile individuals. Mobile individuals, broadly defined as those who temporally, seasonally, or permanently move from one place to another for voluntary or involuntary reasons, face many challenges in accessing HIV care services. These challenges include logistical difficulties, interruptions in HIV care continuity, and limited access to services across different locations, which together hinder timely testing, treatment initiation, and viral suppression. Digital health interventions offer flexible approaches that can adjust to the mobile individual's location to improve HIV care engag

SUBMITTER: Mathenjwa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773803 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature