To access this course, you need to be logged in/registered. Click here to continue.

Mental Health Interventions for Young People Living With HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Expiry Date
: 09/12/2030
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points

This review systematically synthesized existing evidence on mental health interventions for YPLHIV to address questions relating to effectiveness, characteristics, and practice issues to improve adherence to treatment.

Keywords: Adolescents; Africa; HIV; interventions; mental health; systematic review; youth

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

The aim of this paper is to examine the types of mental health interventions being implemented for young people living with HIV/AIDS (YPLHIV), their specific characteristics, and how they are developed or adapted for local SSA contexts to improve adherence to treatment and inform future programming and research in this field.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. The types of mental health interventions implemented for young people living with HIV/AIDS (YPLHIV).
  2. How the interventions mentioned above are developed or adapted for local SSA contexts to improve adherence to treatment.

Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

If you need any assistance to complete this module, please Contact us