"Deadly", "fierce", "shameful": notions of antiretroviral therapy, stigma and masculinities intersecting men's life-course in Blantyre, Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stigma and masculinity represent persistent barriers in delivering successful HIV interventions to men. Our study examined community perceptions of HIV and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and their implications for men on ART across the life course in Blantyre, Malawi.

Methods

Our qualitative study is based on 72 face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Participants were selected purposively and included men on ART (with suppressed and unsuppressed viral loads), adult male community members irrespective of HIV status and other HIV stakeholders such as health personnel and program implementers. Interviews were conducted in Chichewa and English, transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically in NVivo 12. We applied the socio-ecological model as our theoretical framewo

SUBMITTER: Berner-Rodoreda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665632 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature