Completed | June 2022

Understanding Adolescent Services in Lusaka, Zambia

An Evaluation of Acceptability and Appropriateness

Overview

Country:

Zambia

Subject Matter:

Pediatric and Adolescent Testing, Care, and Treatment

This Elton John AIDS Foundation-study sought to understand what made a health facility “adolescent friendly” and how health care facilities could be strengthened to encourage adolescent attendance for HIV-related services in Zambia. The study explored where adolescents received information about HIV and their general attitudes towards being tested for HIV through data from routine summary reports.

Data Collection Period: 11/2016 – 01/2017

Publications and Presentations:

  1. Findings published in BMC Public Health, February 2021: “When you have a high life, and you like sex, you will be afraid”: a qualitative evaluation of adolescents’ decision to test for HIV in Zambia and Kenya using the health belief model