A group-based mental health intervention for Tanzanian youth living with HIV: Secondary analysis of a pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth living with human immunodeficiency virus (YLWH) are vulnerable to incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the context of stigma, decreased hope for future, and mental health challenges. Despite these challenges, few mental health interventions have been developed to support YLWH. Previous randomized results from the Sauti ya Vijana (SYV; "The Voice of Youth") mental health intervention were indicative of the intervention's benefits in promoting virologic suppression.

Methods

SYV is a group-based mental health and life skills intervention (pilot, individually randomized group treatment trial) developed alongside YLWH. SYV was comprised of 10, 90-minute sessions based on evidence-based treatment models designed to improve coping, social support, and

SUBMITTER: Hosaka KRJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9282032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature