Adolescent support club attendance and self-efficacy associated with HIV treatment outcomes in Tanzania

Gretchen Antelman, Ola Jahanpour, Thomas Machalo, Cosette Audi, Roland van de Ven, Mastidia Rutaihwa, Elise Lankiewicz and Sarah Baird

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022, vol. 2, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: HIV treatment outcomes may be improved by ameliorating psychosocial challenges adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) face. This analysis describes participation in existing facility-based adolescent clubs and the associations between club attendance, adolescent well-being and HIV treatment outcomes. Data were collected through interviews with a sub-sample of adolescents age 10–19 years and medical record abstraction of all adolescents attending HIV services at seven clinics in Tanzania. Independent variables included adolescent club attendance, self-esteem, self-efficacy, mental distress, social capital and other health utilization or HIV experience characteristics. Study outcomes included visit adherence, viral suppression (

Date: 2022
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