The Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Courier HIV-Treatment Delivery and SMS Support Intervention for Young People Living With HIV in South Africa.

Background: Young people living with HIV (YPLWH) experience poorer rates of virological suppression compared with adults. Differentiated service delivery models for YPLWH are urgently needed to address this disparity.

Setting: Participants were recruited from an HIV treatment clinic near Cape Town, South Africa.

Access to sexual and reproductive health services among South African young people living with and without HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To examine sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service access among South African young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Design: We utilized cross-sectional data collected from February to October 2021 in Cape Town among young people 13-24 years of age living with and without HIV.

Results: Two hundred and fifteen young people living with HIV (YPLWH) and 320 young people living without HIV were included.

Prevalence and incidence of in a cohort of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa.

Objective: (MG) is a sexually transmitted organism associated with cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease in women and has been shown to increase the risk of HIV acquisition and transmission. Little is known about the prevalence and incidence of MG in pregnant women. Our study sought to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of MG infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women.