Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Feb;27(2):e26212. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26212.
INTRODUCTION: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living with HIV experience poor HIV outcomes and high rates of unintended pregnancy. Little is known about which healthcare provisions can optimize their HIV-related outcomes, particularly among AGYW mothers. METHODS: Eligible 12- to 24-year-old AGYW living with HIV from 61 health facilities in a South African district completed a survey in 2018-2019 (90% recruited). Analysing surveys and medical records from n = 774 participants, we investigated associations of multiple HIV-related outcomes (past-week adherence, consistent clinic attendance, uninterrupted treatment, no tuberculosis [TB] and viral suppression) with seven healthcare provisions: no antiretroviral therapy (ART) stockouts, kind and respectful providers, support groups, short travel time, short waiting time, confidentiality, and safe and affordable facilities. Further, we compared HIV-related outcomes and healthcare provisions between mothers (n = 336) and nulliparous participants (n = 438). Analyses used multivariable regression models, accounting for multiple outcomes. RESULTS: HIV-related outcomes were poor, especially among mothers. In multivariable analyses, two healthcare provisions were "accelerators," associated with multiple improved outcomes, with similar results among mothers. Safe and affordable facilities, and kind and respectful staff were associated with higher predicted probabilities of HIV-related outcomes (p<0.001): past-week adherence (62% when neither accelerator was reported to 87% with both accelerators reported), clinic attendance (71%-89%), uninterrupted ART treatment (57%-85%), no TB symptoms (49%-70%) and viral suppression (60%-77%). CONCLUSIONS: Accessible and adolescent-responsive healthcare is critical to improving HIV-related outcomes, reducing morbidity, mortality and onward HIV transmission among AGYW. Combining these provisions can maximize benefits, especially for AGYW mothers.
简介:感染艾滋病毒的少女和年轻妇女(AGYW)经历了较差的艾滋病毒结局和较高的意外怀孕率。目前对于哪些医疗保健条款可以优化她们的艾滋病毒相关结局知之甚少,特别是在感染艾滋病毒的年轻母亲中。
方法:2018-2019 年,在南非一个地区的 61 个卫生机构中,符合条件的 12 至 24 岁感染艾滋病毒的 AGYW 完成了一项调查(90%招募)。分析了 774 名参与者的调查和医疗记录,我们研究了多种艾滋病毒相关结局(过去一周的依从性、定期就诊、不间断治疗、无结核病[TB]和病毒抑制)与 7 种医疗保健条款之间的关联:没有抗逆转录病毒疗法(ART)缺货、友善和尊重的提供者、支持小组、短的旅行时间、短的等待时间、保密性、安全且负担得起的设施。此外,我们比较了母亲(n=336)和未婚参与者(n=438)的艾滋病毒相关结局和医疗保健条款。分析使用多变量回归模型,考虑到多个结果。
结果:艾滋病毒相关结局较差,尤其是母亲。在多变量分析中,有两项医疗保健条款是“加速器”,与多个改善的结局相关,母亲也有类似的结果。安全且负担得起的设施和友善且尊重员工与更高的艾滋病毒相关结局预测概率相关(p<0.001):过去一周的依从性(报告没有加速因素时为 62%,报告两个加速因素时为 87%)、就诊率(71%-89%)、不间断的 ART 治疗(57%-85%)、无 TB 症状(49%-70%)和病毒抑制(60%-77%)。
结论:获得可及和适合青少年的医疗保健对于改善艾滋病毒相关结局、减少少女和年轻妇女的发病率、死亡率和艾滋病毒的传播至关重要。结合这些条款可以最大限度地提高效益,特别是对感染艾滋病毒的年轻母亲。