Table 1 Main themes for ALHIV life experiences
From: Adolescents living with HIV, complex needs and resilience in Blantyre, Malawi
Individual | Relational | Contextual factors |
|---|---|---|
Age | Parental/guardian interactions | Institutional support |
HIV status | Death of single or both parents | Educational services |
Gender | Fear of disclosure | HIV clinical and psychosocial services |
School status | Lack of affective relationships | Clinic teen club |
Premarital status | Peer pressure | Spiritual and herbal support |
Strategic silence | Strategic silence | Safe spaces where adolescents learn |