biostudies-literatureRoberts KJEconomic and Social Research CouncilLeverhulme TrustFIC NIH HHSUKRI GCRFClaude Leon FoundationJanssen Pharmaceutica NVHSRD VAUNICEFOak FoundationEuropean Research CouncilClaredon-Green Templeton CollegeNuffield FoundationDepartment for International DevelopmentJohn Fell Fund, University of OxfordMedical Research CouncilInternational AIDS SocietyFogarty International CenterMott MacDonaldMedical Research Council Australia1197-1210https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8940800biostudies-literatureUnknown26(4)The mental health of adolescents (10-19 years) remains an overlooked global health issue, particularly within the context of syndemic conditions such as HIV and pregnancy. Rates of pregnancy and HIV among adolescents within South Africa are some of the highest in the world. Experiencing pregnancy and living with HIV during adolescence have both been found to be associated with poor mental health within separate explorations. Yet, examinations of mental health among adolescents living with HIV who have experienced pregnancy/parenthood remain absent from the literature. As such, there exists no evidence-based policy or programming relating to mental health for this group. These analyses aim to identify the prevalence of probable common mental disorder among adolescent mothers and, among adolAIDS and behaviorAdolescent Motherhood and HIV in South Africa: Examining Prevalence of Common Mental Disorder.PMC8940800ES/S008101/108 559/CCDP 13-003R46194/AA001CPF/41513MR/R022372/1737476K43 TW0114341173043313421Roberts KJSmith CCluver LZhou SBoyes MSherr LToska EfalseAdolescent Motherhood and HIV in South Africa: Examining Prevalence of Common Mental Disorder.The mental health of adolescents (10-19 years) remains an overlooked global health issue, particularly within the context of syndemic conditions such as HIV and pregnancy. Rates of pregnancy and HIV among adolescents within South Africa are some of the highest in the world. Experiencing pregnancy and living with HIV during adolescence have both been found to be associated with poor mental health within separate explorations. Yet, examinations of mental health among adolescents living with HIV who have experienced pregnancy/parenthood remain absent from the literature. As such, there exists no evidence-based policy or programming relating to mental health for this group. These analyses aim to identify the prevalence of probable common mental disorder among adolescent mothers and, among adol2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-19T21:46:45.453Z2025-04-19T21:46:45.453ZS-EPMC89408003457031310.1007/s10461-021-03474-8