Predictors of HIV testing and status disclosure among young adolescents in postconflict settings: findings from a pre–post study design in Nimule per-urban town of South Sudan

Male gender and being cared for by siblings or other relatives were strong predictors of lower HIV testing and status disclosure. These findings underscore the importance of targeting efforts towards this category of adolescents in postconflict and resource-limited settings like South Sudan while leveraging peer-led HIV education interventions in conflict-affected settings.