ReviewPediatric research2016
Seeking wider access to HIV testing for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa.
Review in Pediatric research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 81 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Acceptability and Performance of HIV Self-Testing in a Youth Population in Nigeria
Innovative Tools to Expand HIV Self-Testing
Who cites it
81 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Caregiver attitudes towards HIV testing and contraceptive services for adolescents in Tanzania.AIDS care · 2026Trial
- Integrated community-based HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for youth: a cluster-randomized trial.Nature medicine · 2025Trial
- When healthcare providers are supportive, 'I'd rather not test alone': Exploring uptake and acceptability of HIV self-testing for youth in Zimbabwe - A mixed method study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Trial
- Overcoming cultural barriers to implementing oral HIV self-testing with high fidelity among Tanzanian youth.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
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- Community intervention improves knowledge of HIV status of adolescents in Zambia: findings from HPTN 071-PopART for youth study.AIDS (London, England) · 2017Trial
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- Geographic inequalities in HIV testing uptake among young women in sub-Saharan Africa: A hierarchical bayesian spatial analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- From exceptionalism to universal testing: an historical review of HIV testing in Portugal.BMC public health · 2025Review
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- Trends in HIV-related knowledge, behaviors and determinants of HIV testing among adolescent women aged 15-24 in Nigeria.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Human immunodeficiency virus prevention outcomes associated with arts-based sexual health workshop participation among Northern and Indigenous adolescents in the Northwest Territories, Canada.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2024Article
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- A cross-sectional study on resilience, anxiety, depression, and psychoactive substance use among heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents in Nigeria.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Protective factors for adolescent sexual risk behaviours and experiences linked to HIV infection in South Africa: a three-wave longitudinal analysis of caregiving, education, food security, and social protection.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Implementation Science for Eliminating HIV Among Adolescents in High-Burden African Countries: Findings and Lessons Learned from the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA).AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Exploring Determinants of HIV/AIDS Self-Testing Uptake in South Africa Using Generalised Linear Poisson and Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
21 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
More than 80% of the HIV-infected adolescents live in sub-Saharan Africa. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related mortality has increased among adolescents 10-19 y old. The impact is highest in sub-Saharan Africa, where >80% of HIV-infected adolescents live. The World Health Organization has cited inadequate access to HIV testing and counseling (HTC) as a contributing factor to AIDS-related adolescent deaths, most of which occur in sub-Saharan Africa. This review focuses on studies conducted in high adolescent HIV-burden countries targeted by the "All In to End Adolescent AIDS" initiative, and describes barriers to adolescent HTC uptake and coverage. Fear of stigma and family reaction, fear of the impact of a positive diagnosis, perceived risk with respect to sexual exposure, poor attitudes of healthcare providers, and parental consent requirements are identified as major impediments. Most-at-risk adolescents for HIV infection and missed opportunities for testing include, those perinatally infected, those with early sexual debut, high mobility and multiple/older partners, and pregnant and nonpregnant females. Regional analyses show relatively low adolescent testing rates and more restrictive consent requirements for HTC in West and Central Africa as compared to East and southern Africa. Actionable recommendations for widening adolescent access to HTC and therefore timely care include minimizing legal consent barriers, healthcare provider training, parental education and involvement, and expanding testing beyond healthcare facilities.
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