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Health‐related needs reported by adolescents living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review

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Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have specific health needs that can be challenging to deliver. Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is home to 84% of the global population… Click to show full abstract

Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have specific health needs that can be challenging to deliver. Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is home to 84% of the global population of ALHIV, of whom about 59% receive ART. Several studies in SSA have demonstrated health service gaps due to lack of synchronized healthcare for ALHIV receiving ART. We conducted a systematic review of health‐related needs among ALHIV on ART in SSA to inform decisions and policies on care.

Keywords: health; antiretroviral therapy; saharan africa; living hiv; adolescents living; sub saharan

Journal Title: Journal of the International AIDS Society
Year Published: 2022

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