social protection

Achieving equity in HIV-treatment outcomes: can social protection improve adolescent ART-adherence in South Africa?

Achieving equity in HIV-treatment outcomes: can social protection improve adolescent ART-adherence in South Africa?

This study examines associations of 10 social protection provisions with adherence in a large community-based sample of HIV-positive adolescents. The results demonstrate that social protection provisions, particularly combinations of “cash plus care”, may improve adolescent adherence.