Self-management among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda
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Funding Fogarty Program
Emerging Global Leader
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Self-management among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda
Principal Institution
Mbarara University/Science/Technology
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Ashaba, Scholastic
Project Contact Information
Email:
sashaba@must.ac.ug
Year(s) Awarded
2021–2026
Country
Uganda
Project Description
Generally, adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) have higher rates of disengagement from care and higher mortality rates when compared with other age groups, especially during the transition period into adulthood. Transition success may be maximized for ALHIV who are better prepared to negotiate care in adult clinic settings. However, a majority of adolescents and young adults with HIV do not have the necessary skills to negotiate their own care by the time they are transitioned to adult care.
This project proposes to develop a self-management intervention that is developmentally tailored for ALHIV to obtain the skills they need to successfully navigate adult HIV clinic following transition and optimize health outcomes for a key population in the global HIV epidemic.
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