Does Economic Strengthening Improve Viral Suppression among Adolescents Living with HIV? Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial in Uganda

Citation

Bermudez, Laura G.; Ssewamala, Fred M.; Neilands, Torsten B.; Lu, Lily; Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa; Nakigozi, Gertrude; Mellins, Claude A.; McKay, Mary; & Mukasa, Miriam (2018). Does Economic Strengthening Improve Viral Suppression among Adolescents Living with HIV? Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial in Uganda. AIDS and Behavior, 22(11), 3763-3772. PMCID: PMC6204092

Abstract

To assess the effect of a savings-led economic empowerment intervention on viral suppression among adolescents living with HIV. Using data from Suubi + Adherence, a longitudinal, cluster randomized trial in southern Uganda (2012-2017), we examine the effect of the intervention on HIV RNA viral load, dichotomized between undetectable (< 40 copies/ml) and detectable (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2173-7

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2018

Journal Title

AIDS and Behavior

Author(s)

Bermudez, Laura G.
Ssewamala, Fred M.
Neilands, Torsten B.
Lu, Lily
Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa
Nakigozi, Gertrude
Mellins, Claude A.
McKay, Mary
Mukasa, Miriam

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC6204092

Continent/Country

Uganda

ORCiD

Mayo-Wilson - 0000-0001-9349-2283