AUTHOR=Wowolo Gloria , Cao Wangnan , Bosomtwe Dennis , Enimil Anthony , Tarantino Nicholas , Barker David H. , Galárraga Omar TITLE=The Impact of Different Parental Figures of Adolescents Living With HIV: An Evaluation of Family Structures, Perceived HIV Related Stigma, and Opportunities for Social Support JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.647960 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.647960 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=
Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed the expected health outcomes for HIV, there are still issues related to stigma, how people living with HIV are perceived, and the availability of social support. The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between family structure and psychosocial wellbeing reflected by perceived HIV stigma and social support among adolescents living with HIV in Kumasi, Ghana. This article used baseline data from two mixed methods studies that evaluated the safety and preliminary efficacy of group-based support programs for ART adherence improvement among adolescents living in Kumasi, Ghana (