“I Don’t Have Time to Exercise”: Determinants of Physical Activity and Diet Consumption Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southern Tanzania – A Phenomenological Qualitative Study
The findings suggest that both physical activity and diet consumption in ALHIV are influenced by multiple factors in the socio-ecological system. The community, parents and caregivers need to be engaged to provide support systems to address barriers to physical activity and diet consumption in ALHIV. Physical activity and nutrition education need to be integrated into HIV care programs and guidelines to emphasize these health behaviors in this population.
Authors
- Sally Mtenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-7562)
- Andrew Katende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-8409)
- Maja Weisser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-1929)
- Ezekiel Luoga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7979-3132)
- George Sigalla
- Clara Mollay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9489-7311)
- Nancy Nshatsi
- Jamal Siru
- Justina J Maganga
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- St. Francis Referral Hospital (TZ)
- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/hiv.s519922
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25