The Long-term (5-year) Impact of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention on Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda: Analysis of Longitudinal Data from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial from the Suubi+Adherence Study (2012–2018)

Depression-Mediating Pathways From Household Adversity to Antiretroviral Therapy Nonadherence Among Children and Adolescents Living With HIV in Zambia: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

“…Randomized and observational studies have demonstrated the potential for cash transfers to meaningfully rupture pathways from food insecurity and other material asset deprivations to HIV-related outcomes, including improved HIV self-management. [38][39][40] In evaluating the psychometric properties of the validated depressive symptom scale used in our study, we found that 1 symptom ("Little interest or pleasure in activities") was insubstantially correlated with other indicators of depression, resulting in its exclusion from the final EFA model. Among depressive symptoms, this one was endorsed most frequently (66%) by CALWH or their caregiver proxies.…”

“…Randomized and observational studies have demonstrated the potential for cash transfers to meaningfully rupture pathways from food insecurity and other material asset deprivations to HIV-related outcomes, including improved HIV self-management. 38–40…”

The effect of family support on self‐reported adherence to ART among adolescents perinatally infected with HIV in Uganda: A mediation analysis

“…For example, those with positive savings attitudes may be more likely to save—which may help to meet their medical needs, including affording transportation to get to their clinic appointments and also purchase food to facilitate medication intake. While self‐reported savings was not a significant pathway in our analyses, in a separate analysis that utilized actual saving records from financial institution, participants with savings reported better ART adherence (Brathwaite et al, 2022). This finding aligns with previous studies related to financial savings, possession of household economic assets, and their association with greater odds of self‐reported adherence (Bermudez et al, 2016) and viral suppression among ALHIV (Bermudez et al, 2018).…”

Combining Asset Accumulation and Multifamily Group Intervention to Improve Mental Health for Adolescent Girls: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Uganda

“…As secondary outcomes, the study also examines family functioning. All the measures employed in this study have been rigorously tested and validated with adolescents in Uganda [ 20 , 32 , 33 ].…”