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

IntroductionSelf-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...

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Main Authors: Nadine Ferris France, Elaine Byrne, Owen Nyamwanza, Vongai Munatsi, Nicola Willis, Ronan Conroy, Sylivia Vumbunu, Moud Chinembiri, Samantha Maedziso, Munyaradzi A. Katsande, Takudzwa A. Dongo, Eimear Crehan, Webster Mavhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1235150/full