Temporal shifts in HIV-related risk factors among cohorts of adolescent girls and young women enrolled in DREAMS programming: evidence from Kenya, Malawi and Zambia.

Sanyukta MathurCraig J HeckSangram Kishor PatelJerry OkalEffie ChipetaVictor MwapasaWanangwa ChimwazaMaurice MushekeBidhubhusan MahapatraJulie PulerwitzNanlesta Pilgrim

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Improvements in HIV testing and reductions in experiences of sexual violence were coupled with variable shifts in HIV-related risk behaviours among DREAMS participants in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia. Additional consideration of AGYW's risk circumstances during key life transitions may be needed to address the risk heterogeneity among AG and YW across different contexts.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
men who have sex with men
hiv positive
risk factors
mental health
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
south africa
drug induced