“Keep It to Yourself”: A Qualitative Study of HIV Disclosure Perspectives Among Older Adults Living With HIV in South Carolina Who Are Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors

Abstract

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“I Don't Believe That One”: A Qualitative Study of Undetectable = Untransmittable Views Among Older Adults Living With HIV in South Carolina

“…This study forms part of a parent study examining the perspectives of aging with HIV within the context of having a CSA history using a phenomenological qualitative research approach (Brown, Nkwonta, James, et al, 2022; Brown, Nkwonta, Kaur, James, Haider, et al, 2022). From October 2019 to February 2020, we conducted cross-sectional, open-ended interviews with OAH receiving ART at an HIV clinic in South Carolina.…”

“…This study focused on participants' perspectives on U = U. Other articles have been published from this data set, focusing on (a) intimacy and sexuality (James et al, 2022), (b) HIV disclosure (Brown, Nkwonta, James, et al, 2022), (c) CSA perspectives (Brown, Nkwonta, Kaur, James, Conserve, et al, 2022), and (d) CSA stories (Kaur et al, 2023). This study reports views of the study population on Undetectable = Untransmittable, which has not been reported in any of the previous publications.…”

“…Methodological rigor in qualitative research is usually assessed using transferability, dependability, credibility, and confirmability (Brown, Nkwonta, James, et al, 2022). By purposively recruiting study participants, continually returning to transcripts, and giving a good description of the data, we attained transferability (Cypress, 2017).…”