Profiling HIV Risk and Determined, Resilient, Empowered AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) Program Reach Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Namibia: Secondary Analysis of Population and Program Data
We recommend the refinement of the DREAMS eligibility criteria, particularly for AGYW 10-14, to better identify and engage those at risk of HIV acquisition through sexual transmission. For 15-19-year-olds, PHN efforts should interrogate geographic variability in entry points for recruitment and screening practices. PHN should enhance the recruitment and engagement of AGYW 20-24, with a particular focus on those engaged in transactional sex.
Authors
- Tafadzwa Dzinamarira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-5739)
- Endalkachew Melese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1178-4690)
- Enos Moyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1827-9551)
- Perseverance Moyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9572-3898)
- Kopano Robert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5968-7383)
- Simon Takawira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-6645)
- Ntombizodwa Makurira Nyoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7069-2400)
- Hadrian Mangwana
- Bernadette Harases
- Rosalia Indongo
Institutions
- University of Zululand (ZA)
- University of Namibia (NA)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (NA)
- Namibia Institute of Pathology (NA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed10090240
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief