Mental Health Among Adolescent Mothers Living With HIV in South Africa The Effect... - Janke Tolmay

Presenter: Janke Tolmay, South Africa
Lecture: Abstract #12 - Health Among Adolescent Mothers Living With HIV in South Africa The Effect of COVID 19
Presented in Oral Abstract Presentations

International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2022
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Meeting Description
Adolescents are developmentally at a difficult crossroads, which makes it challenging to attract and sustain adolescents’ focus on maintaining their health. Every effort must be made to engage and retain adolescents in care so they can improve and maintain their health for the long term.

The medical advances that have transformed HIV treatment into a manageable disease have yet to alter the stark reality for young people within underrepresented populations, particularly in low- to middle-income countries, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Even as AIDS-related mortality has decreased overall in recent years, AIDS-related deaths among adolescents increased by 50%. In other words, AIDS is far from over - especially for young people.

At major meetings, advances in HIV management focus mainly on either adults or children, often excluding adolescents as an underrepresented population. We have initiated the International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence to meet this need for international interchange and advance the field by addressing challenges with innovative solutions.

This workshop is set up as an inclusive summit for multidisciplinary experts working with adolescents affected by HIV. The objective will be to share experiences, knowledge, and best practices to define a pathway forward for optimizing the care of adolescents living with HIV.