Development and piloting of a novel, peer-led bereavement intervention for young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe

Abstract

Background: Research emphasizes lasting psychological implications when young people are not adequately supported following close family deaths. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) experience multiple personal deaths along with other serious losses. ALHIV highlight that not processing their grief negatively impacts their daily lives including their ART adherence. This article describes the development and piloting of a bereavement intervention for ALHIV in Zimbabwe.