Impact of Friendship Bench problem-solving therapy on adherence to ART in young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents and young people globally are highly vulnerable to poor mental health especially depression, and they account for 36% of new HIV infections in Eastern and Southern Africa. HIV services remain inadequate for this population and their adherence to ART is low. The Friendship Bench (FB), an evidence-based model developed in Zimbabwe to bridge the mental health gap, is a brief psychological intervention delivered on benches in primary care facilities by lay health workers ("grandmothers") trained in problem-solving therapy. This study explored the experience of young people living with HIV attending FB, and their perception of how problem-solving therapy impacted their adherence to ART.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted in July 2019 with 10

SUBMITTER: Ouansafi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061927 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature