Adolescent HIV Friendly Services and its Influence in Clinical Care Outcomes among Adolescents Living with HIV at Maweni Regional Referral Hospital in Kigoma Region

Nyasongo, Julius Samson (2020) Adolescent HIV Friendly Services and its Influence in Clinical Care Outcomes among Adolescents Living with HIV at Maweni Regional Referral Hospital in Kigoma Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

HIV/AIDS among adolescents have been a major public health challenge globally and becoming worse overtime in low middle-income countries, whereas Tanzania being among. The study aimed to assess adolescent HIV friendly services and its influence in clinical care outcomes among adolescent living with HIV at Maweni Regional Hospital in Kigoma Region. Descriptive quantitative method employed whereas retrospective time series data of adolescents living with HIV were extracted from CTC2 database as yearly cohort groups which were followed for one yearly for the period of five years for the total of ten cohorts since 2006 up to 2018 to collect secondary data for clinical care outcomes and self administered questionnaires filled independently by 34 respondents obtained conveniently for the purpose of primary data collection toward assessing design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and fisher’s formula used to calculate sample size which selected randomly thru systemic sampling method within the system as about 93 were sampled. The results finding has shown adolescent HIV friendly services designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and its outcomes in clinical were statistically significant to prevent HIV new transmission and quality of life improvement toward HIV free generation by 2030. The study recommends the results will increase awareness, knowledge and deeply understand of adolescents HIV friendly services for further strengthen and replan, decision making and academia among the healthcare providers, managers and official leaders, policy makers, implementing partners, regional and district stakeholders for HIV free generation by 2030. Keywords: Adolescent HIV Friendly Services, Influences and Clinical Care Outcomes

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 300 Social Sciences > 360 Social services; association
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User: Mr Habibu Kazimzuri
Date Deposited: 23 Apr 2021 08:47
Last Modified: 23 Apr 2021 08:47
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/2707

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