The silence of reason: Ethnography of the management of secrecy among young people living with HIV in Kinshasa
• Secrets are managed hierarchically based on trust and social context • Youth develop secrecy strategies as agency against stigma and social harm • Young women face double stigma and adopt stricter concealment strategies. • Adherence to treatment helps protect identity and avoid suspicion • Photovoice reveals hidden tensions missed by conventional approaches
Authors
- Gisèle Mucinya
- Petros Isaakidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7881-1554)
- Elysée Manziasi Sumbi
- Umberto Pellecchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1224-8698)
- Emilia Brazy-Nancy
Institutions
- Médecins Sans Frontières (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100687
- Primary Topic
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00