SEARCH Youth; Strategic Antiretroviral therapy and HIV testing for youth in rural Africa
Study period:Ongoing.
The SEARCH YOUTH study was designed as an intervention that adjusts care to account for the current psychosocial and life stage of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAH).THE search youth study will therefore evaluate a package of interventions designed to improve viral suppression and retention rates among adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYAH). The components of the intervention are an assessment of participants current life stage related issues, rapid viral load feedback and provision of some choice in the location and timing of their routine care visits
The study will take place in 28 public health facilities in Uganda and Kenya and will enroll 1400 young people living with HIV aged 15-24-years-old.
