Publications by authors named "D Dow"
Youth living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have an increased vulnerability to mental illnesses, with many lacking access to adequate treatment. There has been a growing body of interventions using task sharing with trained peer leaders to address this mental health gap. This scoping review examines the characteristics, effectiveness, components of peer delivery and challenges of peer-led mental health interventions for youth aged 10-24 in LMICs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Fogarty International Center-led Adolescent HIV Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) supports region-/country-specific implementation science (IS) alliances that build collaborations between research, policy, and program partners that respond to local implementation challenges. AHISA supported the development of seven locally-led IS alliances: five country-specific (i.e.
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- * The study focuses on a trial called Sauti ya Vijana (Voice of Youth), which aims to improve viral suppression and mental health for YPLWH in Tanzania through a group and individual intervention led by peer group leaders with HIV experience.
- * Participants aged 10-24, who have been on antiretroviral therapy and are aware of their HIV status, will be evaluated at multiple points over 18 months to measure the program's effectiveness, implementation acceptability, and overall impact on their health and well-being.
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- Young people living with HIV (YPLWH) face distinct challenges and worse health outcomes than other age groups, and this systematic review aims to assess the health and economic effects of interventions designed for them.
- The review analyzed 3,735 articles, ultimately including 32 studies that evaluated various HIV interventions targeting individuals aged 10-24 years, with a majority focusing on Africa and the results indicating that most interventions were cost-effective or cost-saving.
- The findings highlight the need for more research on the economic aspects of HIV interventions for YPLWH, especially considering the high incidence of stigma and the necessity for lifelong care.
Mapping Health Disparities:: Leveraging Area-Based Deprivation Indices for Targeted Chronic Disease Intervention.
Dela J Public Health
March 2024
This article addresses the critical link between socioeconomic status and health outcomes in chronic disease patients, emphasizing the need for system-level outcome measurement stratified by socioeconomic status. Despite the acknowledged influence of social determinants, there is a lack of published studies analyzing chronic disease outcomes neighborhood by neighborhood. The importance of mapping as a public health tool, and the significance of analyzing outcomes at the neighborhood level is emphasized.
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