"Now What?" to "So What!": Journey with Perinatally HIV Infected Adolescents Transitioning to Adulthood.
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) struggle with questions pertaining to their future; contemplating "Now what?" The authors, a nongovernmental organization from India, designed residential workshops for ALHIV to provide them the space to share concerns and draw support from peers. This increased their self-belief and agency, induced voluntarism, and resulted in formation of a support group, "So What!" The members volunteered in planning a similar workshop for their peers and also shared their experiences of disclosure in the form of a booklet. Active involvement of ALHIV could be a key strategy to address the needs of ALHIV.
a Prayas Health Group , Pune , India.
Ritu
R
Parchure
a Prayas Health Group , Pune , India.
Vinay
V
Kulkarni
a Prayas Health Group , Pune , India.
Neha
N
Vaidya
a Prayas Health Group , Pune , India.
Manik
M
Pardhe
b Prayas Health Group, Pune, India and Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Population Research Centre , University of Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands.
Shrinivas
S
Darak
a Prayas Health Group , Pune , India.
Sanjeevani
S
Kulkarni
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D030881:Disclosure; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D000072858:Psychosocial Support Systems; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D055815:Young Adult
HIV infected adolescents; disclosure; peer support group; psycho-social support; transitioning to adulthood