Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs: Can Implementation Science Pave the Path Forward?

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Volume: 27

Issue: Suppl 1

Year of Publication: 2023

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Mental Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC Box , Moshi, Tanzania. jboshe@live.com. Duke Global Health Institute, , Durham, NC, USA. Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada. Department of Pediatrics, Craig Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, , Philadelphia, PA, USA. Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda. Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. New York State Psychiatric Institute, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University, , New York, NY, USA. Women's Global Health Imperative, RTI International, Berkeley, CA, USA. Department of Mental Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC Box , Moshi, Tanzania.

Abstract summary 

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.

Authors & Co-authors:  Boshe Brtek Beima-Sofie Braitstein Brooks Denison Donenberg Kemigisha Memiah Njuguna Poku Roberts Shayo Dow

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  UNICEF Data. Monitoring the situation of children and women. Adolescents Data April 2022. Accessed at https://data.unicef.org/topic/adolescents/overview/. Accessed on May 31, 2022.
Authors :  14
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1007/s10461-022-03876-2
SSN : 1573-3254
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
Other Terms
Adolescent;HIV;Implementation science research;Mental health;Sub-Saharan Africa
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Kenya
Publication Country
United States