Caroline Kuo Source Confirmed

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Caroline Kuo is a faculty member at John Brown University whose research focuses on the overlapping challenges of HIV/AIDS, poverty, and adolescent health, particularly in the South African context. Her work explores transactional sex and relationships among adolescent girls and young women, examining motivations from survival to social status. She investigates factors impacting access to and adherence to antiretroviral therapy, as well as communication patterns between young women and their mothers regarding sexuality. Her research incorporates the impact of socio-economic stressors and mental health, including recent work on the intersection of COVID-19 with these existing vulnerabilities.

Kuo's primary research interests lie in HIV/AIDS interventions, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and the effects of poverty, trauma, and child welfare issues on vulnerable populations.

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• h-index: 25
• Publications: 94
• Citations: 1,799