Common mental health outcomes and access to support services among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of HIV in adolescents is a major global health concern, and research into the influence of HIV on mental health outcomes in this demographic is ongoing. We will conduct a comprehensive systematic review of common mental health outcomes in adolescents with HIV infection (aged 10-24 years). Recognising the specific psychosocial issues that adolescents living with HIV infection are confronted with, this review aims to integrate existing research on the prevalence, risk factors and protective factors related to both positive and negative mental health outcomes in this population.

Methods and analysis

The following electronic databases will be searched for publications from 1959 up to December 2025: PubMed, PsycINFO, Global Health, Embase, African Jour

SUBMITTER: Klutsey DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12352249 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature