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Identifying risks for mental health problems in HIV positive adolescents accessing HIV treatment in Johannesburg

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 29 , issue 1 , 2017 , pages: 11–26

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2017.1283320

Author(s): Nataly Woollett Wits School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Lucie Cluver Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, United Kingdom , Monica Bandeira Psychosocial Analytics, South Africa , Heena Brahmbhatt Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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Abstract

Background: Mental health problems of adolescents are underserved in low and middle-income countries where they account for a significant proportion of disease burden. Perinatally infected HIV-positive adolescents have a high prevalence of mental health disorders; however, little is known about those retained in care in South Africa.

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