Overview of Project YES! intervention.
viral load failure
The intervention was delivered to the study intervention arm for the first six months and to the comparison arm for the following six months while the intervention arm completed a maintenance period.YPM, aged 21–26 years, who were identified by healthcare providers (HCP) in the four study clinics as successfully managing their HIV, completed a two-week training and were hired by Project YES! to work in the clinics. They underwent one month of practice meetings with youth before the intervention’s launch. HCP led the orientation meeting and caregiver meetings and were available to answer youths’ questions if outside the scope of YPM knowledge. Prior to the intervention, youth attending the children’s hospital were assessed for a possible physical transition to an adult hospital. Those with viral load failure at baseline were assessed for drug resistance and recommended an ART medication change if needed [