Understanding Adolescent Services in Kisumu, Kenya
Overview
Kenya
Pediatric and Adolescent Testing, Care, and Treatment
This Elton John AIDS Foundation-funded 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 Kenya. The study explored where adolescents received information about HIV and their general attitudes towards being tested for HIV through using data from routine summary reports.
Data Collection Period: 11/2016 – 12/2016
Publications and Presentations:
- 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“