Exploring differences in HIV stigma and treatment interruptions between young and older adults in Zimbabwe
Young adults living with HIV in Zimbabwe reported twice the lifetime incidence of treatment interruptions and greater levels of internalized and anticipated stigma compared to older adults. The associations between stigma and treatment interruptions highlight the opportunity for interventions that address stigma for young adults, which may optimize treatment adherence during early adulthood.
Authors
- Carlos Garcia de Leon Moreno
- Omar Syarif
- Hector Moran
- Laurel Sprague (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4578-7217)
- Tatenda Makoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-4685)
- Stefan Baral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-2419)
- Vicki Chen
- Jean de Dieu Anoubissi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1332-0906)
- Keren Dunaway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-6561)
- Carrie E. Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-0704)
- Katherine B. Rucinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9858-5953)
- S Brion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9383-3543)
- Amrita Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-2418)
- Pim Looze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0399-8900)
- Gnilane Turpin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9755-519X)
- Katarzyna Lalak
- Fung‐Chow Chiu
- Daria Ocheret
- Tonderai Mwareka
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (CH)
- Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZW)
- International Community of Women Living with HIV (UG)
- Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25589-6
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00