Adversity and Resilience
The Stories of People Living With HIV in Ecuador
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 4704113 |
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| Autores | Emilia C Zamora-Moncayo (0000-0001-6565-4564, University of Toronto, autor correspondente), Bernarda Herrera-Díaz (Centro de Salud Mental, Universidad San Francisco de QuitoUSFQ, Quito, Ecuador), Juan Francisco Camacho (Centro de Salud Mental, Universidad San Francisco de QuitoUSFQ, Quito, Ecuador), Alexia Jiménez (Centro de Salud Mental, Universidad San Francisco de QuitoUSFQ, Quito, Ecuador), Ser Brown (Centro de Salud Mental, Universidad San Francisco de QuitoUSFQ, Quito, Ecuador), Valeria Troya (Centro de Salud Mental, Universidad San Francisco de QuitoUSFQ, Quito, Ecuador) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Fascículo | 10-11 |
| Páginas | 1159-1176 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497323241292279 |
| PMID | 39552089 |
| OpenAlex | W4404473521 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 49 |
People living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ecuador experience challenges including discrimination, violence, and limited access to healthcare, which impacts their mental health and well-being. However, research shows that PLHIV also rely on social resources to foster resilience. In the Ecuadorian context, there is no literature exploring these narratives, which results in a lack of qualitative data to improve the reality of PLHIV in the country. To gain a deeper understanding of these stories, 15 semi-structured interviews were undertaken (15 verbatim hours) within the context of a peer- and professional-led support group for PLHIV and were analyzed through a thematic approach based on Skovdal and Daniel's conceptual framework on resilience and adversity. Findings suggest that PLHIV face multifaceted challenges across the home, community, and political-economy spheres. Families and communities can elicit pain and fear, leading individuals to avoid discussing their diagnosis due to ongoing rejection. Further, discrimination perpetuated within the public health sector, as well as societal violence, exacerbates adversity. Nevertheless, participants stress the indispensable role of family support, community networks, and accessible healthcare in fostering resilience. Specifically, support, emotional reassurance, and willingness to learn enabled PLHIV to build resilience. These findings emphasize the need for approaches that counter discrimination, enhance well-being, ensure integral and intersectional healthcare access, and promote knowledge around HIV
Geography · Health care · Mental health · Narrative · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
Mental health and HIV/Aids
Resilience and mental health
Stigma and intersectionality
Stigma, HIV and health
Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
Gender, mental health and resilience in armed conflict
Using narratives to reduce HIV stigma in rural Ecuador
A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis
Conceptualization of patient‐centered care in Latin America
Protective Factors That Foster Resilience to HIV/Aids
Stigma and Discrimination towards People Living with HIV in the Context of Families, Communities, and Healthcare Settings
Family before Anyone Else”
Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments
Barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy adherence among patients with HIV in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
A cross-sectional study to assess knowledge about HIV/Aids transmission and prevention measures in company workers in Ecuador
Stigma and HIV service access among transfeminine and gender diverse women in South Africa – a narrative analysis of longitudinal qualitative data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial
HIV-Related Stigma Among Healthcare Providers in the Deep South
Prevalence of Internalized HIV-Related Stigma Among HIV-Infected Adults in Care, United States, 2011–2013
The family's role as a support network for people living with HIV/Aids
Cambios percibidos en la vida cotidiana por adultos que viven con VIH
A transactional approach to relationships over time between perceived HIV stigma and the psychological and physical well-being of people with HIV
The social sharing of emotions in HIV/Aids
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