The Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Living with HIV in Western Kenya
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The Psychosocial Effects of the COVID‑19 Pandemic on Youth Living with HIV in Western Kenya Jessica Dyer1 · Kate Wilson2 · Jacinta Badia3 · Kawango Agot3 · Jillian Neary4 · Irene Njuguna5 · James Kibugi3 · Elise Healy1 · Kristin Beima‑Sofie2 · Grace John‑Stewart2,4,6,7 · Pamela Kohler1,2
© The Author(s) 2020
Abstract The objective of this study was to assess psychosocial effects of COVID-19 among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Kenya and to assess the feasibility of conducting behavioral surveys by phone. We adapted our protocol to administer telephone rather than in-person follow-up surveys and included questions about COVID-19. The majority of participants (99%) reported having heard of COVID-19; 23% reported no longer being able to go outside, 17% reported that they could no longer go to their regular clinic for medical care, and 3% reported that they could no longer get medication refills. PHQ-9 screening identified 9% (n = 45) with mild depression symptoms, and 1% (n = 3) with moderate-to-severe depression symptoms. Young adults 20–24 years old had more mild to severe depressive symptoms than the younger age groups (p
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