The VUKA family program: Piloting a family-based psychosocial intervention to promote health and mental health among HIV infected early adolescents in South Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Bhana, Arvin ^a   Mellins, Claude A ^b   Petersen, Inge ^c   Alicea, Stacey ^d   Myeza, Nonhlahla ^e   Holst, Helga ^e   Abrams, Elaine ^f   John, Sally ^e   Chhagan, Meera ^c   Nestadt, Danielle F ^g   Leu, Cheng Shiun ^h   McKay, Mary ⁱ  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MCCORD HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^f McCord Hospital ^*  (United States)

^g NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies   (United States)

ⁱ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

family based; HIV + adolescents; mental health; psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84891372572     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.806770     Document Type: Article

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