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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Effectiveness, Acceptability and Feasibility of Technology-Enabled Health Interventions for Adolescents Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

Talitha Crowley, Charné Petinger, Azia Ivo Nchendia, Brian van Wyk

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Why Are They Leaving? Factors Associated With Attrition After Testing Among Young South Africans Recently Diagnosed With HIV: An Observational Study.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Talitha CrowleySchool of Nursing, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2993-6553
Charné PetingerSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa.
Azia Ivo NchendiaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa.
Brian van WykSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1032-1847

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are challenged to remain adherent and engaged in HIV care. Technology-enabled interventions can be used to optimize healthcare delivery to adolescents. The largest proportion of ALHIV resides in sub-Saharan Africa. This review synthesized the evidence for the effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of technology-enabled health interventions for ALHIV in low and middle-income countries (LMIC).

methodsEight electronic databases (Ebscohost, CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, PubMed, SCOPUS, Science Direct, and Sabinet) and Google Scholar were searched to identify studies in LMIC published from 2010 to 2022. Quantitative and qualitative studies reporting on technology-enabled health interventions for predominantly adolescents (10-19 years) were included. The review was performed, and findings were reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Protocols. The review was registered with PROSPERO: CRD42022336330.

resultsThere is weak evidence that technology-enabled health interventions for ALHIV in LMIC improve treatment outcomes. However, most interventions appear to be acceptable and feasible.

conclusionThere is a need to ensure that technology-enabled interventions have a strong theoretical base. Larger studies with rigorous evaluation designs are needed to determine the effects of these interventions on the health outcomes of ALHIV in LMIC.

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Developing CountriesHIV InfectionsAdolescentAfrica South of the SaharaDelivery of Health CareFeasibility StudiesHumansacceptabilityadolescentsHIVlow- and middle-income countriestechnology

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