# Adolescent Wellness Visits in Tanzania

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2024 · $39,457

## Abstract

Abstract
Adolescents are less likely to access prevention-oriented health services such as HIV
testing and counseling (HTC) and contraception than adults, yet young people bear a
disproportion burden of poor HIV and reproductive health outcomes in many low-
resource settings. This study evaluates a new service delivery platform for reaching
adolescents in Tanzania with HTC and other evidence-based screening services via
clinic-based ‘Adolescent Wellness Visits’ coordinated between primary schools and
health facilities that offer a package of youth-friendly services. We posit that by coupling
sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services with non-SRH services such as nutrition,
vision, dental and mental health screenings, applicable for all adolescents, adolescent
health service use including HTC will increase and a tone will be set for a ‘culture of
health and wellness’ during this critical developmental period.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11012746
- **Project number:** 3R01HD102279-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Joy Noel Baumgartner
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $39,457
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2024-02-01 → 2025-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11012746

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11012746, Adolescent Wellness Visits in Tanzania (3R01HD102279-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11012746. Licensed CC0.

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