HIV Care Cascade Among Adolescents in a "Test and Treat" Community-Based Intervention: HPTN 071 (PopART) for Youth Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The PopART for Youth (P-ART-Y) study was nested within the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial, a three-arm community randomized trial in 21 communities in Zambia and South Africa. The P-ART-Y study evaluated the acceptability and uptake of a combination HIV prevention package among young people. We report on the HIV care cascade for adolescents aged 10-19 years from 14 communities receiving the full HIV prevention package in Zambia and South Africa.

Methods

Adolescents were offered participation in the PopART intervention, which included universal home-based HIV testing, linkage to care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, and other services. Data were collected from September 2016 to December 2017, covering the third round (R3) of the intervention.

Results

We enumer

SUBMITTER: Shanaube K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8022105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature