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- Title
Depression and Sexual Trauma Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in HIV-Prevention Research in Tanzania.
- Authors
Cherenack, Emily M.; Tolley, Elizabeth E.; Kaaya, Sylvia; Headley, Jennifer; Baumgartner, Joy Noel
- Abstract
Purpose: Clinical trials are necessary to test HIV-prevention strategies among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa. Psychosocial risk factors that increase girls' and young women's vulnerability for HIV may also impact their experiences in clinical trials. A better understanding of psychosocial risks among girls and young women enrolled in HIV-prevention research is needed. This analysis explores depression and sexual trauma among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in a mock microbicide trial in Tanzania. Methods: We collected cross-sectional data from 135 HIV-negative adolescent girls and young women between 15 and 21 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania enrolled in a mock microbicide trial. Depression, sexual behavior, and sexual trauma were measured. Sexual trauma and demographic variables were entered into a multivariate binomial logistic regression model predicting depression. Findings: Overall, 27% of participants had moderate-to-severe depression. The most commonly endorsed items were anhedonia (lack of interest/pleasure) and low mood, which were reported by 78% of participants. Thoughts of suicide or self-harm were endorsed by 17% of participants. Coerced/forced first sex was reported by 42% of participants. Participants reporting coerced/forced first sex had 3.16 times the likelihood of moderate-to-severe depression. Conclusions: Depression and coerced/forced sex were common among participants in an HIV-prevention mock clinical trial in Tanzania. When enrolling adolescent girls and young women in HIV-prevention trials in sub-Saharan Africa, our research suggests the need for a trauma-informed approach, referrals for trauma and depression, and interventions that address the impact of depression and trauma on HIV prevention, clinical trial adherence, and clinical outcomes.
- Subjects
TANZANIA; SEXUAL trauma; HIV prevention; CONTROL (Psychology); ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; MENTAL depression; FISHER exact test; INFORMED consent (Medical law); MENTAL health; MULTIVARIATE analysis; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SAFETY; STATISTICAL sampling; SEX crimes; STATISTICS; LOGISTIC regression analysis; HUMAN research subjects; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADOLESCENCE; ADULTS
- Publication
Maternal & Child Health Journal, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 5, p620
- ISSN
1092-7875
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10995-020-02888-5