Chido Dziva Chikwari, Katharina Kranzer, Victoria Simms, Amani Patel, Mandikudza Tembo, Owen Mugurungi, Edwin Sibanda, Onismo Mufare, Lilian Ndlovu, Joice Muzangwa, Rumbidzayi Vundla, Abigail Chibaya, Richard Hayes, Constance Mackworth-Young, Sarah Bernays, Constancia Mavodza, Fadzanayi Hove, Tsitsi Bandason, Ethel Dauya, Rashida Abbas Ferrand
Youth living with HIV are at higher risk than adults of disengaging from HIV care. Differentiated models of care such as community delivery of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may improve treatment outcomes. We investigated outcomes across the HIV cascade among youth accessing HIV services in a community-based setting. This study was nested in a cluster-randomised controlled trial (CHIEDZA: Clinicaltrials.gov, Registration Number: NCT03719521) conducted in three provinces in Zimbabwe and aimed to investigate the impact of a youth-friendly community-based package of HIV services, integrated with sexual and reproductive health services for youth (16-24 years), on population-level HIV viral load (VL)...
2024: PLOS Glob Public Health