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Quality of caregiver-adolescent relationship on HIV, herpes simplex virus type-2, and on pregnancy among young women in South Africa enrolled in HIV prevention trials network 068
Shangase, N., Edwards, J., Pence, B., Aiello, A., Gómez-Olivé, X., Kahn, K., Stoner, M., & Pettifor, A. (2025). Quality of caregiver-adolescent relationship on HIV, herpes simplex virus type-2, and on pregnancy among young women in South Africa enrolled in HIV prevention trials network 068. Journal of Adolescent Health, 76(1), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.08.015
Purpose: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at an increased risk of acquiring HIV and HSV-2, and unintended pregnancies are high in AGYW. Despite the protective impact of caregiveradolescent relationships on risk behaviors, less attention has been paid to the association of these Methods: We used longitudinal data from HIV Prevention Trial Network 068, which was conducted among 2,533 AGYW (13 - 20 years) over 5 years in Agincourt, South Africa. Kaplan-Meier and Cox models were used to estimate the effect of quality of caregiver-adolescent relationships (c) 2024 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
