Esra Güney, Ahmet Fatih Aydemir, Neslihan Iyit, Ömer Alkan
Gender differences in psychological help-seeking attitudes: a case in Türkiye
Frontiers in psychology
despite viral suppression people living hiv plhiv report lower quality life qol general population negatively impacting treatment adherence wellbeing qualitative study explored factors influencing qol plhiv participants completed qol questionnaire cutoff scores used allocate participants lowmoderate qol n 11 highvery high qol n 10 focus groups thematic analysis indicated convergence across factors perceived impact qol notable discrepancies socioeconomic stability social connection support maintaining good health adaptive attitudes reduced impact stigma perceived improve qol obstacles connection ageing poor hiv literacy general population perceived worsen qol groups lowmoderate qol group alone identified socioeconomic stressors ongoing burden negative life experiences worsened qol results presented context local global hiv health strategies implications clinical management noted