ArticleJournal of virus eradication2016
'I can coexist with HIV': a qualitative study of perceptions of HIV cure among people living with HIV in Guangzhou, China.
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- The Importance of Social Engagement in the Development of an HIV Cure: A Systematic Review of Stakeholder Perspectives.AIDS and behavior · 2023Pooled it
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- Beliefs about HIV cure: A qualitative study of people living with HIV in Soweto, South Africa.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2025Article
- Perceptions of HIV cure and willingness to participate in HIV cure-related trials among people enrolled in the Netherlands cohort study on acute HIV infection.Journal of virus eradication · 2022Article
- The perceived impact of an HIV cure by people living with HIV and key populations vulnerable to HIV in the Netherlands: A qualitative study.Journal of virus eradication · 2022Article
- Assessing potential cures: are there distinctive elements of value beyond health gain?Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2021Article
- Re-examining the HIV 'functional cure' oxymoron: Time for precise terminology?Journal of virus eradication · 2020Article
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- Differences in HIV cure clinical trial preferences of French people living with HIV and physicians in the ANRS-APSEC study: a discrete choice experiment.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
- "I would really want to know that they had my back": Transgender women's perceptions of HIV cure-related research in the United States.PloS one · 2020Observational
- Applying the Behavioural and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) Functional Framework to HIV Cure Research.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2019Review
- Acceptability of Cell and Gene Therapy for Curing HIV Infection Among People Living with HIV in the Northwestern United States: A Qualitative Study.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2019Article
- Revisiting the 'sterilising cure' terminology: a call for more patient-centred perspectives on HIV cure-related research.Journal of virus eradication · 2019Article
- The psychology of "cure" - unique challenges to consent processes in HIV cure research in South Africa.BMC medical ethics · 2019Article
- Indirect Benefits in HIV Cure Clinical Research: A Qualitative Analysis.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2019Article
- Overcoming HIV Stigma? A Qualitative Analysis of HIV Cure Research and Stigma Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
- What Would an HIV Cure Mean to You? Qualitative Analysis from a Crowdsourcing Contest in Guangzhou, China.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2018Article
- If We Build It, Will They Come? Perceptions of HIV Cure-Related Research by People Living with HIV in Four U.S. Cities: A Qualitative Focus Group Study.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2018Article
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Abstract
Little is known about perceptions of HIV cure among people living with HIV (PLHIV), despite them being crucial stakeholders in ongoing HIV cure research. A qualitative research study was conducted in Guangzhou, China, to explore the perceptions of HIV cure among PLHIV in relation to their views on HIV treatment, stigma and social identity. We conducted in-depth interviews with 22 PLHIV from September 2014 to June 2015. Our qualitative data revealed three major themes: (1) Representations of HIV cure: PLHIV generally thought HIV cure was distant from them; (2) Possibility of HIV cure: ideas about the possibility of HIV cure ranged from optimism to scepticism and pessimism; and (3) Life without HIV cure: some participants had adjusted well to the chronic condition of HIV and ART adherence. Although some PLHIV looked forward to HIV being cured, most of the PLHIV in our study had little interest in it. On the contrary, many felt it is more important and realistic to have access to better ART medication and more education for the general public to decrease HIV stigma today rather than develop a cure for tomorrow.
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