Improving support to help young people in Uganda stick to HIV treatment
Suubi+Adherence4Youth: Optimizing the Suubi Intervention for Adherence to HIV Treatment for Youth Living with HIV in Uganda
This project looks at which parts of a support program help adolescents in Uganda take their HIV medicines regularly and stay healthy.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Washington University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Saint Louis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11180343 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are a young person living with HIV in Uganda, you could be invited to join a program that combines money skills, a matched savings account, guided sessions about taking medicines and coping with stigma, and mentors with lived HIV experience. Different groups of participants will receive different combinations of these supports so researchers can see which pieces are most helpful. The team will follow participants over time, tracking medicine-taking, viral load, mental health, and family financial stability. The goal is to find a simpler, affordable package that works well for adolescents and can be used widely.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adolescents and young people living with HIV in Uganda who are receiving or eligible for antiretroviral therapy are the intended participants.
Not a fit: Adults outside the target age range, people not living in Uganda, or individuals not on ART are unlikely to benefit directly from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could identify the most helpful and sustainable mix of supports to improve ART adherence and viral suppression among adolescents living with HIV.
How similar studies have performed: Previous randomized trials of the Suubi program in Uganda have shown strong improvements in viral suppression, ART adherence, mental health, and family finances, and this project aims to identify which components drive those effects.
Where this research is happening
Saint Louis, United States
- Washington University — Saint Louis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ssewamala, Fred M — Washington University
- Study coordinator: Ssewamala, Fred M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.