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

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

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1235150

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

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

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Self-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 our knowledge, none until now for adolescents and young people LHIV (AYPLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa. We present qualitative findings on the perceived impact of a self-stigma intervention (Wakakosha, ‘You are worth it’).

Original language	English
Article number	1235150
Journal	Frontiers in Public Health
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1235150
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2023

Keywords

HIV
inquiry-based stress reduction (IBSR)
internalized stigma
intervention
self-stigma
self-worth
wellbeing
young people

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Ferris France, N., Byrne, E., Nyamwanza, O., Munatsi, V., Willis, N., Conroy, R., Vumbunu, S., Chinembiri, M., Maedziso, S., Katsande, M. A., Dongo, T. A., Crehan, E., & Mavhu, W. (2023). 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. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1235150. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1235150

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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. / Ferris France, Nadine; Byrne, Elaine; Nyamwanza, Owen et al.
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