School Support as Structural HIV Prevention for Adolescent Orphans in Western Kenya.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:Using a clustered randomized controlled trial design, we evaluated whether support to keep Kenyan orphaned adolescents in school reduces the risk of HIV infection. METHODS:Participants included 835 orphaned boys and girls in grades 7 and 8 (mean age at the baseline = 15 years) in western Kenya. Primary schools (N = 26) were randomized to the study condition. Intervention participants received school uniforms, payment of tuition when they transitioned into high school, and nurse visits to monitor school absenteeism and provide assistance to stay in school. Annual surveys were conducted from 2011 through 2014, and HIV and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) biomarker data were collected at the baseline and the end line. Data were analyzed using survey logistic regression or generalized es

SUBMITTER: Cho H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742035 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature