An Online Support Group Intervention for Adolescents Living with HIV in Nigeria: A Pre-Post Test Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIVs) enrolled in HIV treatment services experience greater loss to follow-up and suboptimal adherence than other age groups. HIV-related stigma, disclosure-related issues, lack of social support, and limited HIV knowledge impede adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and retention in HIV services. The 90-90-90 goals for ALHIVs will only be met through strategies targeted to meet their specific needs.

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a social media-based intervention to improve HIV knowledge, social support, ART adherence, and retention among ALHIV aged 15-19 years on ART in Nigeria.

Methods

We conducted a single-group pre-post test study from June 2017 to January 2018. We adapted an existing

SUBMITTER: Dulli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291681 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature