From: Adolescents living with HIV, complex needs and resilience in Blantyre, Malawi
Pseudonym | Age | Gender | Level of education | Present occupation | Background notes |
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Timveni | 17 | Male | College | Student | Both parents passed away; alcohol misuse; multiple sexual partners; mouth ulcers; STIs |
Chiletso | 18 | Female | Primary school | Small-scale business | Both parents passed away; ran away from home; pregnant at 14; living alone with a four-year-old child; transactional sex; STIs |
Chifuno | 19 | Female | Primary school | Primary school drop out | Out of school; learning difficulties; unprotected sex; non-disclosure to partner; living at home with a single parent. |
Widze | 15 | Male | Primary school | Student | Questioned by police twice; juvenile detention services twice; poor adherence to ART; tuberculosis |