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January 1, 2015

“The sky is the limit”: Adhering to antiretroviral therapy and HIV self-management from the perspectives of adolescents living with HIV and their adult caregivers

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Denison JA, Banda H, Dennis AC, Packer C, Nyambe N, Stalter RM, Mwansa JK, Katayamoyo P, McCarraher DR.

This study highlights the importance of families and home environments in supporting adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV. Skill-building and family-based interventions are of paramount importance to prepare these adolescents and their adult caregivers for HIV self-management and HIV status disclosure. Future research and programs will need to address the fears adolescents and families have regarding HIV-related stigma that shape young peoples’ adherence behaviors.