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The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya
COVID-19's rapid emergence as a biological and psychosocial threat has affected people globally. The purpose of this qualitative study, which was guided by syndemic theory and the biopsychosocial framework, was to examine the impact of COVID-19 on youth living with HIV (YLWH) in Kenya. Seven vi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280818/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35818725 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259582221112342 |
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author | Chenneville, Tiffany Gabbidon, Kemesha Bharat, Bharat Whitney, Zachary Adeli, Scholastic Anyango, Mary |
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description | COVID-19's rapid emergence as a biological and psychosocial threat has affected people globally. The purpose of this qualitative study, which was guided by syndemic theory and the biopsychosocial framework, was to examine the impact of COVID-19 on youth living with HIV (YLWH) in Kenya. Seven virtual focus groups and two in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 YLWH aged 18-24, 13 youth affected by HIV aged 18-24, and 12 HIV healthcare providers living in Nakuru and Eldoret, two of Kenya's largest cities. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis, which was guided by a descriptive phenomenological approach. Findings provided information about the problems and needs of YLWH as well as potential solutions for mitigating COVID-19's biopsychosocial impact and syndemic effect on YLWH in Kenya. A variety of individual, community, healthcare, and government issues were identified including but not limited to concerns about psychosocial functioning; economic stability; access to medical treatment and medication; the availability of goods and services; patient education; and the dissemination of accurate information. These findings have important implications for addressing the ongoing and long-term impact of the pandemic on YLWH in resource-limited settings through research, policy, and practice. |
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spelling | pubmed-92808182022-07-15 The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya Chenneville, Tiffany Gabbidon, Kemesha Bharat, Bharat Whitney, Zachary Adeli, Scholastic Anyango, Mary J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care COVID-19 and the Continuum of HIV Care and Prevention – Original Research Article COVID-19's rapid emergence as a biological and psychosocial threat has affected people globally. The purpose of this qualitative study, which was guided by syndemic theory and the biopsychosocial framework, was to examine the impact of COVID-19 on youth living with HIV (YLWH) in Kenya. Seven virtual focus groups and two in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 YLWH aged 18-24, 13 youth affected by HIV aged 18-24, and 12 HIV healthcare providers living in Nakuru and Eldoret, two of Kenya's largest cities. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis, which was guided by a descriptive phenomenological approach. Findings provided information about the problems and needs of YLWH as well as potential solutions for mitigating COVID-19's biopsychosocial impact and syndemic effect on YLWH in Kenya. A variety of individual, community, healthcare, and government issues were identified including but not limited to concerns about psychosocial functioning; economic stability; access to medical treatment and medication; the availability of goods and services; patient education; and the dissemination of accurate information. These findings have important implications for addressing the ongoing and long-term impact of the pandemic on YLWH in resource-limited settings through research, policy, and practice. SAGE Publications 2022-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9280818/ /pubmed/35818725 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259582221112342 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | COVID-19 and the Continuum of HIV Care and Prevention – Original Research Article Chenneville, Tiffany Gabbidon, Kemesha Bharat, Bharat Whitney, Zachary Adeli, Scholastic Anyango, Mary The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya |
title | The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya |
title_full | The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya |
title_fullStr | The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya |
title_full_unstemmed | The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya |
title_short | The Biopsychosocial Impact and Syndemic Effect of COVID-19 on Youth Living with HIV in Kenya |
title_sort | biopsychosocial impact and syndemic effect of covid-19 on youth living with hiv in kenya |
topic | COVID-19 and the Continuum of HIV Care and Prevention – Original Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280818/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35818725 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259582221112342 |
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