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E-Poster

Violence Against Women and their Children

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Sexual Risk Behavior, and HIV Testing Engagement Among Adolescents in Uganda

Friday, October 25, 2024
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Poster 8B
HIV incidence among adolescents and young adults ages 10-24 is rising, 4-fold higher than the national average despite effective interventions. This study explores how adverse childhood experiences influence sexual risk behavior and HIV testing. Findings suggest ACEs correlate with increased HIV risk and testing but not sexual risk.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Upon completion, participants will be able to analyze the impact of adverse childhood experiences on sexual risk behavior and HIV testing engagement among adolescents and young adults in Uganda
  2. Upon completion, participants will be able to identify the associations between specific ACEs, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and witnessing drug-related threats, and HIV risk and testing behaviors
  3. Upon completion, participants will be able to apply insights from the study findings to develop targeted HIV testing interventions aimed at reducing new HIV acquisition and addressing gender and age-related disparities in HIV incidence among AYA in Uganda.