Project Publications – A study to help young people with decision-making about sharing an HIV-positive status with others

Project Summary

End of Study Report

HEADS-UP End of Study Report (click to download PDF)

Published Papers

Evangeli et al., 2020. A randomised feasibility trial of an intervention to support sharing of HIV status for 18–25-year olds living with perinatally acquired HIV compared with standard care: HIV Empowering Adults’ Decisions to Share—UK/Uganda Project (HEADS-UP)

Evangeli et al. 2023. Cultural Adaption, Translation, Preliminary Reliability and Validity of Key Psychological and Behavioural Measures for 18 to 25 Year-Olds Living with HIV in Uganda: A Multi-Stage Approach.

Evangeli et al. 2024. The HIV Empowering Adults’ Decisions to Share: UK/Uganda (HEADS-UP) Study – A Randomised Feasibility Trial of an HIV Disclosure Intervention for Young Adults with Perinatally Acquired HIV.

O’Keeffe, et al (in press). “It empowered me to move my timeline forward”: First person thematically analysed accounts of a novel behavioural intervention to support status-sharing in young adults with perinatally acquired HIV in UK and Uganda.

Conference Presentations

AIDS Impact conference HEADS-UP quantitative results (click to download PDF)

[Gnan, G., Evangeli, M., Uwizera, A., Musiime, V., Seeley, J., Frize, G., Lisi, M., Fidler, S., & Foster, C. (2023). The HIV Empowering Adults’ Decisions to Share – UK/UGANDA Project (HEADS-UP): Quantitative Outcomes. AIDS Impact Conference. Stockholm, Sweden. June 2023. Oral presentation]

CHIVA 2023 sub-study – A Qualitative Analysis of Interviews with Participants and Therapists. (click to download PDF)

[O’Keeffe, A., Price, J., Gnan, G., Seeley, J., Fidler, S, Musiime, V., Uwizera, A., Frize, G, Foster, C., & Evangeli, M. (2023). The HIV Empowering Adults’ Decisions to Share – UK/Uganda Project (HEADS-UP): A Qualitative Analysis of Interviews with Participants and Therapists. CHIVA Conference. March 2023. London. Poster presentation.]

CHIVA 2023 conference – primary outcomes (click to download PDF)

[Evangeli, M., Musiime, V., Fidler, S., Frize, G., Uwizera, A., Seeley, J., Foster, C., & Gnan, G. (2023). The HIV Empowering Adults’ Decisions to Share – UK/Uganda Project (HEADS-UP): Primary outcomes. CHIVA Conference. March 2023. London. Poster presentation.]

CHIVA conference poster 2022. (click to download PDF)

[Gnan, G., Vosper, J., Seeley, J., Foster, C., & Evangeli, M. (2022). “It’s all down to stigma really”: Perspectives of young adults living with perinatally acquired HIV, their social network and healthcare professionals on barriers and facilitators to sharing an HIV status. CHIVA Conference. March 2022. London.]