Psychosocial support for counselors working with HIV-Serodiscordant couples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2169403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Constance Matshidiso Lelaka (0000-0003-3021-562X, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author), Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi (University of South Africa), Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu‐mudzusi (0000-0002-6916-8472, University of South Africa) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1000-1018 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2024.2372466 |
| OpenAlex | W4402011237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
Living in HIV serodiscordant relationship poses psychosocial challenges \nto couples. These necessitate proper counseling. This paper \nexplored the psychosocial support for counselors working with HIVserodiscordant \ncouples at a regional hospital. The study used descriptive \nand exploratory approaches, underpinned by an interpretative \nphenomenological analysis design (IPA). Participants were selected \nusing a non-probability snowball sampling technique. A total of nine \nparticipants took part in the study. Data were collected using an indepth \ninterview guide and analyzed using an interpretive phenomenological \nanalysis framework. Three themes emanated: knowledge deficiency \non serodiscordancy among the counselors, limited/lack of \nsupport and ways to recommend HIV-serodiscordant couples services. \nThe findings indicates that there is need to enhance, strengthen, and \nprovide comprehensive psychosocial support services to discordant \ncouples. To support and improve the knowledge, confidence and skills \nof counselors, the following should be implemented: provision of \ntraining, introducing debriefing sessions to reflect on discordant \ncases, follow-up on discordant couple’s post diagnosis to offer psychosocial \nsupport services, and establishment and strengthening of \nthe support groups
Antiretroviral therapy · Debriefing · Exploratory research · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Psychosocial · Psychosocial support · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Serodiscordant · Snowball sampling · Social support · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |