Strengthening health system's capacity for linkage to HIV care for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SheS'Cap- Linkage): protocol for a mixed methods study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-13T13:02:10Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-13T13:02:10Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04-13	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/20624
dc.description.abstract	Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15???24 years and adolescent boys and young men (ABYM) aged 15???34 years represent one of the populations at highest risk for HIV-infection in South Africa. The National Department of Health adopted the universal test and treat (UTT) strategy in 2016, resulting in increases in same-day antiretroviral therapy initiations and linkage to care. Monitoring progress towards attainment of South Africa's 95-95-95 targets amongst AGYW and ABYM relies on high quality data to identify and address gaps in linkage to care. The aim of this study is to describe the current approaches for engaging AGYW and ABYM in the treatment continuum to generate knowledge that can guide efforts to improve linkage to, and retention in, HIV care among these populations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.	en
dc.format.medium	Print	en
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS	en
dc.subject	ADOLESCENTS	en
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM	en
dc.subject	KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE	en
dc.subject	YOUTH	en
dc.title	Strengthening health system's capacity for linkage to HIV care for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SheS'Cap- Linkage): protocol for a mixed methods study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.description.version	Y	en
dc.ProjectNumber	N/A	en
dc.Volume	18(2)	en
dc.BudgetYear	2022/23	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Human and Social Capabilities	en
dc.SourceTitle	PLoS One	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	9812848	en
dc.URL	http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=26982	en
dc.PageNumber	Online	en
dc.outputnumber	14352	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Nicol, E., Basera, W., Lombard, C., Jonas, K., Ramraj, T., Govindasamy, D., Hlongwa, M., McClinton-Appollis, T., Mehlomakhulu , V., Naqvi, N., Bedford, J., Drummond, J., Cheyip, M., Dladla, S., Pass, D., Funani, N. & Mathews, C. (2023) Strengthening health system's capacity for linkage to HIV care for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SheS'Cap- Linkage): protocol for a mixed methods study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS One. 18(2):Online.	en
dc.publicationyear	2023	en
dc.contributor.author1	Nicol, E.	en
dc.contributor.author2	Basera, W.	en
dc.contributor.author3	Lombard, C.	en
dc.contributor.author4	Jonas, K.	en
dc.contributor.author5	Ramraj, T.	en
dc.contributor.author6	Govindasamy, D.	en
dc.contributor.author7	Hlongwa, M.	en
dc.contributor.author8	McClinton-Appollis, T.	en
dc.contributor.author9	Mehlomakhulu , V.	en
dc.contributor.author10	Naqvi, N.	en
dc.contributor.author11	Bedford, J.	en
dc.contributor.author12	Drummond, J.	en
dc.contributor.author13	Cheyip, M.	en
dc.contributor.author14	Dladla, S.	en
dc.contributor.author15	Pass, D.	en
dc.contributor.author16	Funani, N.	en
dc.contributor.author17	Mathews, C.	en