Impacts of intimate partner violence and sexual abuse on antiretroviral adherence among adolescents living with HIV in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We are failing to reach 95-95-95 for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). Sexual abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) may impact antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, with high rates of 17.4 and 29.7%, respectively, across the southern sub-Saharan African region. However, evidence on their associations with adolescent ART adherence remains limited, with only three cross-sectional studies globally.

Design

A prospective cohort of ALHIV (sample N = 980, 55% female individuals, baseline mean age 13.6 years) were recruited from 53 health facilities in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province and responded to a structured questionnaire at 18-month and 36-month follow-up (2015-2016, 2017-2018).

Methods

A repeated-measures random effects model assessed multivaria

SUBMITTER: Cluver LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature