The Impact of a Family-Based Economic Intervention on the Mental Health of HIV-Infected Adolescents in Uganda: Results From Suubi + Adherence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examines the extent to which three mental health measures (hopelessness, depression, and poor self-concept) are improved through a family-based economic intervention implemented among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda.

Methods

We used repeated measures from Suubi + Adherence, a large-scale 6-year (2012-2018) longitudinal randomized controlled trial. Bivariate analyses were conducted to test for observable group differences between the intervention and control conditions. Multilevel piecewise repeated measure mixed models were then conducted to assess hypothesized time × intervention interaction in changes in hopelessness, depression, and self-concept using participant-specific follow-up intervals.

Results

At 24-month postintervention initiation,

SUBMITTER: Cavazos-Rehg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987910 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature