Open AccessPROTOCOL: Social and behaviour change communication interventions for strengthening HIV prevention and research among adolescent girls and young women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An evidence and gap map
Author(s) -
Bose Devi Leena,
Hundal Anhad,
Seth Kuhika,
Hadi Saif ul,
Singh Sabina,
Singh Shweta,
Saran Ashrita,
Goyal Kriti,
Joseph Jessy,
Salve Solomon
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
campbell systematic reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1891-1803
DOI - 10.1002/cl2.1211
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , agency (philosophy) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychology , behavior change communication , developmental psychology , political science , medicine , environmental health , sociology , family medicine , psychiatry , social science , population , research methodology
Despite progress in several dimensions of the global HIV response, there seems to be a significant gender and age disparity. Numerous organizations consider it a top priority to accelerate HIV prevention programming among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) as unequal gender norms, limited agency and voice, and reduced access to resources put them at higher HIV risk. Gender and age have also been identified as critical gaps within prevention research to ensure the development of biomedical interventions that are responsive to the biological and social needs of AGYW. Towards this, the objectives of the proposed evidence and gap map are to; identify and map existing evidence and gaps on the use of diverse Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) strategies to strengthen adoption of HIV prevention measures and participation in research among AGYW in LMICs; and, identify areas where more interventions and evidence are needed to inform the design of future SBCC strategies and programs for AGYW engagement in HIV prevention and research.