Profiling HIV Risk and Determined, Resilient, Empowered AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Program Reach Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Namibia: Secondary Analysis of Population and Program Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Namibia is experiencing a generalized HIV epidemic, with 7.5% of the population living with HIV. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 account for 28.6% of new infections annually. Various factors increase AGYW's vulnerability to HIV. To address this, Project HOPE Namibia (PHN)-led consortium implemented the PEPFAR/USAID-funded DREAMS project in Khomas, Oshikoto, and Zambezi regions from 2018 to 2023. This study estimated the AGYW population most in need of HIV prevention and assessed geographic and age-specific gaps to improve program effectiveness and efficiency.

Methods

This secondary data analysis utilized the Namibia Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (NamPHIA) 2017, the Namibia census, and service data from the DREAMS project, which includes

SUBMITTER: Moyo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12474173 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature