SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Experiences and Attitudes of People with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.
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- A qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of youth living with HIV/AIDS at Jimma University Medical Center and Jimma Health Center, Southwest Ethiopia.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
- Distress is positively associated with induced secondary hyperalgesia in people with suppressed HIV.The journal of pain · 2026Article
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- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Test Anxiety of Adult Individuals Undergoing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing at an Anonymous Testing Center in Türkiye: A Qualitative Study.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2025Article
- Distress is positively associated with induced secondary hyperalgesia in people with suppressed HIV.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Adherence to antiretroviral treatment in adults with HIV: knowledge translation in website creation.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Public's perceptions and attitudes toward HIV and people living with HIV in GCC countries: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Experiences, Challenges, and Needs of People Living with HIV in Hunan Province, China: A Qualitative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- HIV self-management perceptions and experiences of students at one university in South Africa.Curationis · 2024Article
- Coincidental discovery of HIV and pregnancy positive status in primary healthcare facilities.Curationis · 2024Article
- Experiences of patients living with HIV and AIDS on antiretroviral therapy in Accra, Ghana.Curationis · 2024Article
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- Navigating HIV-Related Stigma in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Monkeypox-related knowledge and vaccination willingness among HIV-diagnosed and -suspected males: a cross-sectional survey in Changsha.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Risk factors for suicide among veterans living with and without HIV: a nested case-control study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Stigma and fear of getting sick in the care of people living with HIV: an exploratory systematic review.Le infezioni in medicina · 2024Review
- Validation of the attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS scale in nursing students.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Exploration of adaptation process and experience among the HIV/AIDS patients based on the comprehensive task-based adaptation model.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this article was to explore the experiences and attitudes of people with HIV/AIDS. A systematic review of qualitative studies was carried out. Twenty-seven articles were included, with sample sizes ranging from 3 to 78. Articles from North America, South America, Central America, Europe, and Africa were included. Five topics emerged from the synthesis: feelings about the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS; stigma and HIV/AIDS; changes in sexual behavior after becoming infected; living with the virus; and pregnancy and motherhood in seropositive women. The moment of diagnosis is of vital importance for these people due to feelings such as disappointment, sadness, fear, despair, lack of awareness, and pain. Social support is highly valued among these people and is linked to an improvement in these peoples' quality of life. Different kinds of stigma accompany people with HIV/AIDS throughout their life, like social stigma, self-stigma, and health professionals' stigma. Seropositive women who decide to become mothers can feel frustration because they cannot breastfeed. Spirituality helps some people to deal with the fact of being a virus or disease carrier.
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