HIV is a “disease of shame” but diabetes is often harder to manage for African migrants in France

A qualitative study explored how migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in France who were living with both HIV and type 2 diabetes managed the two conditions. The study found that participants most often managed both conditions in a similar way, more commonly an ‘emotion-based’ strategy such as spirituality to manage the stress of the conditions, rather than ‘problem-solving’ strategies such as lifestyle and diet changes.

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