Table 3.
Intervention feasibility and acceptability
| Pairs who attended 8+ sessions (n, %) | 21/24 (87.5) | |
|---|---|---|
| Endline Data | Adolescents (n=23†) | Caregivers (n=24) |
| n,% | n,% | |
| Would recommend the intervention to other adolescents (adolescents), or caregivers (caregivers) | 22 (95.7) | 24 (100) |
| Felt the intervention: | ||
| Helped you take/support adolescent to take ART every day | 22 (95.7) | 22 (91.7) |
| Gave you skills to cope with stigma | 22 (95.7) | 22 (91.7) |
| Helped talk to adolescent about sex (caregivers) | -- | 21 (87.5) |
| Gave skills to help have safer sex (adolescents) | 22 (95.7) | -- |
| Duration of ~6 months was “just right” | 15 (65.2) | 20 (83.3) |
| Post-session data | Adolescent (n=204 surveys by 24 adolescents) |
Caregivers (n=200 surveys by 26 caregivers) |
| Average % (range %) | Average % (range %) | |
| Acceptability of group context & information | ||
| Able to share thoughts with group during session | 95.6 (80-100) | 96.5 (81.8-100) |
| Discussing topic in a group was helpful | 97.1 (87.6-100) | 100 |
| Information was generally clear | 98.5 (10.0-63.6) | 100 |
| Information was completely new | 32.4 (10.0-63.6) | 31 (9.1-63.6) |
| Acceptability of facilitators | ||
| Facilitators listened carefully to what everyone said | 100 | 99 (87.5-100) |
| Group members who wished to had a chance to talk | 95.1 (81.8-100) | 98 (80-100) |
| Felt at ease with facilitators | 81.9 (60-100) | 90.5 (77.8-100) |
| Facilitators were not judgmental | 82.4 (50-100) | 78.5 (66.7-91.7) |
†
One adolescent participant passed away prior to the endline survey