Department of Mental Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC Box 3010, Moshi, Tanzania.
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College University, Moshi, Tanzania.
AIDS Behav. 2023 May;27(Suppl 1):145-161. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03876-2. Epub 2022 Nov 2.
Adolescent mental health (AMH) is a critical driver of HIV outcomes, but is often overlooked in HIV research and programming. The implementation science Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework informed development of a questionnaire that was sent to a global alliance of adolescent HIV researchers, providers, and implementors working in sub-Saharan Africa with the aim to (1) describe current AMH outcomes incorporated into HIV research within the alliance; (2) identify determinants (barriers/gaps) of integrating AMH into HIV research and care; and (3) describe current AMH screening and referral systems in adolescent HIV programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Respondents reported on fourteen named studies that included AMH outcomes in HIV research. Barriers to AMH integration in HIV research and care programs were explored with suggested implementation science strategies to achieve the goal of integrated and sustained mental health services within adolescent HIV programs.
青少年心理健康(AMH)是影响 HIV 结局的关键因素,但在 HIV 研究和规划中往往被忽视。本研究采用实施科学探索、准备、实施、维持(EPIS)框架制定了一份调查问卷,分发给在撒哈拉以南非洲地区从事青少年 HIV 工作的全球青少年 HIV 研究人员、提供者和实施者联盟,旨在:(1)描述联盟内 HIV 研究中纳入的当前 AMH 结局;(2)确定将 AMH 纳入 HIV 研究和护理的决定因素(障碍/差距);(3)描述撒哈拉以南非洲青少年 HIV 规划中当前的 AMH 筛查和转介系统。受访者报告了十四项纳入 HIV 研究中 AMH 结局的命名研究。探讨了在 HIV 研究和护理项目中纳入 AMH 的障碍,并提出了实施科学策略,以实现青少年 HIV 规划中整合和持续的心理健康服务目标。
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