School of Arts and Sciences, Stony Brook University (State University of New York), Stony Brook, NY, USA.
, Mooresville, USA.
AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Oct 8;21(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12981-024-00659-8.
In 2022, South Africa (SA) had the second-highest HIV incidence rate among adolescents worldwide. This study's participants were boys living in SA aged 15-19 years old, in a current dating or sexual relationship, and diagnosed with HIV before the age of 10. Despite the launch of campaigns to spread awareness of Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U = U), our findings showed that a significant number of adolescents living with HIV do not demonstrate an understanding of the concept. This highlights the importance of integrating U = U messaging in ongoing conversations with healthcare workers given the potential positive impact on adolescent wellbeing, transmission risk perception, and safer sexual practices.
2022 年,南非(SA)是全球青少年艾滋病发病率第二高的国家。本研究的参与者是年龄在 15-19 岁之间、目前处于恋爱或性关系中、10 岁前被诊断出感染艾滋病毒的南非男青少年。尽管开展了宣传活动来普及“检测不到即无法传播”(U=U)的概念,但我们的研究结果表明,相当一部分感染艾滋病毒的青少年并不理解这一概念。这凸显了在与医疗保健工作者的持续对话中纳入 U=U 信息的重要性,因为这可能对青少年的健康、传播风险认知和更安全的性行为产生积极影响。