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The role of social support on HIV testing and treatment adherence: A qualitative study of HIV-infected refugees in southwestern Uganda.
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- Intervention strategies to improve adherence to treatment for selected chronic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Social Support Interventions on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2023Pooled it
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- A trauma-informed care model for HIV prevention and care for refugee women in the United States: perspectives and implementation framework.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Determinants of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among displaced people living with HIV and comparison with host populations: a cross-sectional study in Ituri and North Kivu.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
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- Factors associated with HIV-positive status awareness among adults with long term HIV infection in four countries in the East and Southern Africa region: A multilevel approach.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Improving HIV medication adherence among forced migrants living with HIV: a qualitative study of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- Social Support and Linkage to HIV Care Following Routine HIV Testing in a Ugandan Refugee Settlement.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Understanding how social support influences peer-delivered HIV prevention interventions among Ugandan female sex workers: a case study from HIV self-testing.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Social contextual factors associated with lifetime HIV testing among the Tushirikiane urban refugee youth cohort in Kampala, Uganda: Cross-sectional findings.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2022Article
- Mental disorders and lack of social support among refugees and Ugandan nationals screening for HIV at health centers in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in southwestern Uganda.Journal of global health reports · 2022Article
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- A Social-Ecological Framework to Understand Barriers to HIV Clinic Attendance in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda: a Qualitative Study.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Intersecting stigma and HIV testing practices among urban refugee adolescents and youth in Kampala, Uganda: qualitative findings.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Article
- Social Support for Self-Care: Patient Strategies for Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Uganda.Annals of global health · 2021Article
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Little is known about the factors that encourage or discourage refugees to test for HIV, or to access and adhere to HIV care. In non-refugee populations, social support has been shown to influence HIV testing and utilisation of services. The present study enrolled HIV-infected refugees on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda, who participated in qualitative interviews on HIV testing, treatment, and adherence. Interviews were analysed for themes about four types of social support: emotional, informational, instrumental, and appraisal support. A total of 61 interviews were analysed. Four roles for these types of social support were identified: (1) informational support encouraged refugees to test for HIV; (2) emotional support helped refugees cope with a diagnosis of HIV; (3) instrumental support facilitated adherence to ART and (4) after diagnosis, HIV-infected refugees provided informational and emotional support to encourage other refugees to test for HIV. These results suggest that social support influences HIV testing and treatment among refugees. Future interventions should capitalise on social support within a refugee settlement to facilitate testing and treatment.
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