“I have hope, but I'm worried”: Perspectives on parenting adolescents and young adults living with perinatally-acquired HIV.

Discussion: Negative experiences with the health care system underscore the need for ongoing education about HIV-related stigma. Findings suggest that caregivers, like other parents of typically developing youth, may need support addressing sexuality. Additionally, caregivers expressed concerns over the appropriate levels of supervision to offer their AYA as they assumed more responsibility for their own health. Collaboration among psychosocial and health care professionals to identify support strategies will benefit both caregivers and AYA living with PHIV. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research