Wakakosha “You are Worth it”: Reported impact of a community-based, peer-led HIV self-stigma intervention to improve self-worth and wellbeing among young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe

Ferris France, Nadine, Byrne, Elaine, Nyamwanza, Owen, Munatsi, Vongai, Willis, Nicola, Conroy, Ronan, Vumbunu, Sylivia, Chinembiri, Moud, Maedziso, Samantha, Katsande, Munyaradzi A, Dongo, Takudzwa A, Crehan, Eimear and Mavhu, Webster ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-4398 (2023) 'Wakakosha “You are Worth it”: Reported impact of a community-based, peer-led HIV self-stigma intervention to improve self-worth and wellbeing among young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe'. Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11.

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Abstract

Self-stigma - negative self-judgements or core beliefs - can result in feelings of shame, worthlessness and self-blame, and impacts social interaction, mental health and health service utilization among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Few interventions target self-stigma among PLHIV and, to our knowledge, none until now for adolescents and young people LHIV (AYPLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa. We present qualitative findings on the perceived impact of a self-stigma intervention (Wakakosha, ‘You are worth it’).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > WC 140 Sexually transmitted diseases WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV infections WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503.7 Psychosocial aspects
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1235150
Depositing User:	Christy Littlejohn
Date Deposited:	31 Jul 2023 08:11
Last Modified:	31 Jul 2023 08:11
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/22863

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