Contextualizing HIV testing experiences within the HIV prevention cascade: qualitative insights from refugee youth in Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, Uganda
Complex, multi-level factors shape motivation for, access to, and effective use of HIV testing among refugee youth in Bidi Bidi. Findings align with the HIV prevention cascade framework that helps to identify gaps to inform intervention development with youth in humanitarian settings. HIV testing approaches tailored for refugee youth in contexts such as Bidi Bidi can foster HIV prevention and treatment literacy, gender equity, gender-based violence prevention, and intersectional stigma reduction.
Authors
- Miranda G. Loutet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6293-3047)
- F. Mackenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3517-8330)
- Peter Kyambadde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9606-218X)
- Carmen Hellen Logie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8035-433X)
- Simon Odong Lukone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6780-1705)
- Madelaine Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4725-3828)
- Moses Okumu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2555-3077)
- Alyssa McAlpine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1591-4107)
- Nelson Kisubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0260-4620)
- Okello Jimmy Lukone
- Hakim Kalungi
Institutions
- International Rescue Committee (ET)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Nature Uganda (UG)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (CA)
- International Rescue Committee (US)
- Uganda Christian University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20135-2
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- ViiV Healthcare
- Canada Research Chairs
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada