ArticleBMC public health2016
'Everyone has a secret they keep close to their hearts': challenges faced by adolescents living with HIV infection at the Kenyan coast.
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- Challenges and support for quality of life of youths living with HIV/AIDS in schools and larger community in East Africa: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Risky behaviours and their correlates among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2018Pooled it
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- A qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of youth living with HIV/AIDS at Jimma University Medical Center and Jimma Health Center, Southwest Ethiopia.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
- HIV care interruptions, mental health, and the potential for mHealth interventions among adolescents and young adults with HIV in Uganda.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
- Reported Suicide Attempts among Adolescents in Uganda: Differences by HIV Status.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
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- Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania.PloS one · 2025Article
- Exploring the sexual and reproductive health knowledge, practices and needs of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV in Côte d'Ivoire: a qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Lower self-reported ART adherence among adolescents in boarding schools compared to day schools.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2024Article
- Lived Experiences of Adolescents with HIV in Rwanda: A Phenomenology Study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2024Article
- Layered vulnerability and researchers' responsibilities: learning from research involving Kenyan adolescents living with perinatal HIV infection.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
- Psychosocial and mental health challenges facing perinatally HIV-infected adolescents along the Kenyan coast: a qualitative inquiry using the socioecological model.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe upsurge in the uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a significant increase in the survival of vertically acquired HIV infected children, many of whom are currently living into adolescence and early adulthood. However little if anything is known of the lived experiences and the challenges faced by HIV positive adolescents in the African context. We set out to investigate psychosocial challenges faced by HIV infected adolescents on the Kenyan coast.
methodsA total of 44 participants (12 HIV-infected adolescents, 7 HIV uninfected adolescents, and 25 key informants) took part in this qualitative study, using individually administered in-depth interviews. A framework approach was used to analyze the data using NVIVO software.
resultsWe observed that the challenges faced by adolescents in rural Kenya could be placed into six major themes: poverty, poor mental and physical health, the lack of a school system that is responsive to their needs, challenges in how to disclose to peers and family members, high levels of stigma in its various forms, and challenges of medical adherence leading to the need for close monitoring.
conclusionIn this African community, vertically acquired HIV-infected adolescents face a complex set of social, economic and medical challenges. Our study points to the urgent need to develop multisectorial intervention support programmes to fully address these challenges.
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