This review indicates that interventions targeting retention in care among adolescents living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries are rare in the published literature. Given the urgent need to increase the retention of adolescents in HIV care, the authors suggest that interventions that are effective with adults be adapted for adolescents and evaluated and that interventions specifically targeting the needs of adolescents be developed and tested.
Improving retention in HIV care among adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature
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Murray KR, Dulli LS, Ridgeway K, Dal Santo L, Darrow de Mora D, Olsen P, Silverstein H, McCarraher DR