Living in the shadows: the persistence of secrecy in young people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, a qualitative study of the BREATHER Plus trial
• Young people living with HIV still face persistent HIV stigma and discrimination. • Practising secrecy can create barriers to care and support for youth. • Treatment adherence is inextricably linked to fears about disclosure. • Youth develop different strategies to maintain secrecy over time.
Authors
- Sarah Pett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4851-4727)
- Sarah Bernays (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-8408)
- Nothando Ngwenya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5630-6389)
- Tamlyn Carmin Seunanden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8803-3696)
- Cissy Kityo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9286-7052)
- Stella Namukwaya
- Janet Seeley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-5272)
- Moherndran Archary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3082-9234)
- Londiwe Shandu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7787-1401)
- Adeodata Rukyalekere Kekitiinwa
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Durban University of Technology (ZA)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL (GB)
- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation (UG)
- Production Management Institute of Southern Africa (ZA)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Joint Clinical Research Centre (UG)
- University College London (GB)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100560
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40