Mental health service delivery among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) seeking HIV prevention and treatment services in central Kenya: A qualitative study of AGYW and healthcare providers’ perceptions
Our findings highlight gaps in mental health service delivery among AGYW receiving HIV services. Integrated service delivery within HIV clinics could improve AGYW's access to mental health services.
Authors
- Tamara Owens
- Tessa Concepcion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2180-3534)
- Pamela Y. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-448X)
- Jennifer Velloza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7242-7415)
- Peter Mogere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0465-5760)
- Edinah Casmir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-721X)
- Nelly Mugo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-006X)
- John Njoroge
- Kenneth Ngure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-0933)
- Pamela Kohler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6176-6374)
- Emmah Owidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4167-7897)
- Snaidah Ayub
- Bradley H. Wagenaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3351-7175)
- Catherine Kiptinness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-0196)
- Shannon Dorsey
- Boaz Kipkorir
- Roy Njiru
Institutions
- Howard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Partners for Health and Development in Africa (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337795
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00