Prospective Cohort Study of Adolescents Living With HIV and Their Caregivers Attending a Psychosocial Programme in Botswana
This study involved 253 young people living with HIV and 263 caregivers recruited from 14 sites across Botswana. Participants were recruited between March 16, 2019, and July 27, 2019, through systematic sampling and recruitment by Sentebale staff. Young people who were due to start attending or had recently started attending the Sentebale programme were screened for eligibility by Sentebale staff. If eligible, they and their caregivers were informed about the study. The young people cohort consisted of individuals aged 10 to 19 years, while the caregiver cohort was predominantly female (92%). Participants were followed up only once after baseline, with follow-up occurring between March 28, 2020, and July 4, 2020, to assess psychological, behavioural, and clinical outcomes changes.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
253 (young people)
263 (caregivers)
Age at first data collection
10 - 19 years (young people)
Varied (caregivers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2019 (participants)
Primary Institutions
Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)
Sentebale
Funders
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
ViiV Healthcare
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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