HIV-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors and Experiences of Kenyan Adolescents Living with HIV Revealed in WhatsApp Group Chats

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dc.contributor.authorChory, Ashley
dc.contributor.authorNyandiko, Winstone
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Roxanne
dc.contributor.authorAluoch, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorScanlon, Michael
dc.contributor.authorAshimosi, Celestine
dc.contributor.authorNjoroge, Tabitha
dc.contributor.authorMcAteer, Carole
dc.contributor.authorApondi, Edith
dc.contributor.authorVreeman, Rachel
dc.contributor.departmentPediatrics, School of Medicine
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T13:40:10Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T13:40:10Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Mobile technologies represent a scalable platform for delivering knowledge and interventions targeting adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in low and middle income countries. Data from mobile interventions can be used to assess the contextual understanding and experiences of ALWH. Methods: We examined HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of Kenyan ALWH revealed in the contextual data from enrollment in a WhatsApp® group chat intervention. Results: Thirty ALWH (17 female, mean age 15.4) on ART, engaged in HIV care and aware of their status, were enrolled. Qualitative analysis of WhatsApp® chat discussions identified a gap in HIV knowledge, high medication-taking literacy, need for mental health support and significant barriers to adherence. Participants discussed challenges with HIV stigma and medication-taking in the school setting. Conclusion: These discussions demonstrate a need for education on HIV topics, mental health support for ALWH, and interventions for stigma mitigation in the school setting.
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dc.identifier.citationChory A, Nyandiko W, Martin R, et al. HIV-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors and Experiences of Kenyan Adolescents Living with HIV Revealed in WhatsApp Group Chats [published correction appears in J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021 Jan-Dec;20:23259582211030350. doi: 10.1177/23259582211030350]. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021;20:2325958221999579. doi:10.1177/2325958221999579
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/42785
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSage
dc.relation.isversionof10.1177/2325958221999579
dc.relation.journalJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
dc.sourcePMC
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectmHealth
dc.subjectWhatsApp
dc.subjectKenya
dc.titleHIV-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors and Experiences of Kenyan Adolescents Living with HIV Revealed in WhatsApp Group Chats
dc.typeArticle
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