HIV-negative and never-tested gay and bisexual men in the Netherlands were found to overestimate the psychosocial implications of living with HIV. Health-related consequences, the burden of disclosure, the impact on sex and relationships, and practical consequences were also overestimated according to the study, conducted by researchers from the HIV Transmission Elimination Amsterdam Initiative, published in the journal AIDS and Behavior.
Despite the current status of HIV as a manageable and treatable chronic health condition with effective and well-tolerated antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) message, the consequences of living with HIV are still overestimated by many people.
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Source : Aidsmap
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