Experience of living with PHIV and another physical health condition
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Illness beliefs, emotional responses, and lived experiences of people with perinatally acquired HIV and another long-term physical health condition: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
IRAS ID
369184
Contact name
Gabriela Siovolgyi
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 6 days
Research summary
Perinatally acquired HIV (PHIV) is transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding (National Institute of Health, 2025). Young people with HIV are also at an increased risk of other non-AIDS-related physical illnesses. Individuals living with PHIV alongside another long-term physical health condition face a unique set of challenges, having to grow up with conditions that are often highly stigmatised. Growing up and learning to navigate multiple long-term physical health conditions can have a significant impact on how young people view themselves, manage their illnesses, and disclose their conditions while navigating relationships.
The experiences of these young people living with PHIV and another chronic physical illness have not yet been captured in the existing literature. Therefore, the proposed study aims to gain a better understanding through semi-structured interviews with young people, how their perceptions and ability to manage living with multiple chronic physical health conditions have impacted them, using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA).
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
26/NS/0037
Date of REC Opinion
1 May 2026
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion