ArticleGlobal public health2021
Alleviating psychological distress and promoting mental wellbeing among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, during and after COVID-19.
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- Content validation of a mental wellness measuring instrument for adolescents living with HIV: a modified delphi study.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness, Acceptability and Feasibility of Technology-Enabled Health Interventions for Adolescents Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Social support as leverage? A quantitative study of social support as a mediator of the relationship between disability/activity limitations and psychological distress among young adults in Ghana.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The correlates and experiences of HIV-related intersectional stigma among caregivers of adolescents living with HIV during COVID-19 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from a mixed method study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Family Social Support Mediates the Relationship Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychosocial well-being in a Cohort of Young South Africans Newly Diagnosed with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- The use of photovoice in research with adolescents living with HIV in Africa: A scoping review.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- Illustrations of Coping and Mental Well-Being of Adolescents Living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa During COVID: A Photovoice Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Challenges and opportunities for improving mental health care and preventing suicide among people living with HIV: Perspectives of mental health professionals in Tanzania.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- MASI, a Smartphone App to Improve Treatment Adherence Among South African Adolescents and Young Adults With HIV: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs: Can Implementation Science Pave the Path Forward?AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
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- The impact of COVID-19 on HIV treatment of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2023Article
- Enhancing a peer supporter intervention for young mothers living with HIV in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia: Adaptation and co-development of a psychosocial component.Global public health · 2023Article
- Stigma and mental health challenges among adolescents living with HIV in selected adolescent-specific antiretroviral therapy clinics in Zomba District, Malawi.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Intersections between COVID-19 and socio-economic mental health stressors in the lives of South African adolescent girls and young women.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2022Article
- Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV2 Infection in People Living with HIV: The Need for Specific Data.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
COVID-19 social control measures (e.g. physical distancing and lockdowns) can have both immediate (social isolation, loneliness, anxiety, stress) and long-term effects (depression, post-traumatic stress disorder) on individuals' mental health. This may be particularly true of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) and their caregivers - populations already overburdened by intersecting stressors (e.g. psychosocial, biomedical, familial, economic, social, or environmental). Addressing the adverse mental health sequelae of COVID-19 among ALHIV requires a multi-dimensional approach that at once (a) economically empowers ALHIV and their households and (b) trains, mentors, and supervises community members as lay mental health services providers. Mental health literacy programming can also be implemented to increase mental health knowledge, reduce stigma, and improve service use among ALHIV. Schools and HIV care clinics offer ideal environments for increasing mental health literacy and improving access to mental health services.
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