Positive perspectives study wave 2 results report: A view into the lives of people living with HIV (June 2020)

Summary

This report by pharmaceutical company ViiV Healthcare focuses on results from wave two of their Positive Perspectives study. It investigates how people living with HIV (PLHIV) rate their own health and how living with HIV impacts their lives and affects their outlook for the future. It also examines their interactions and relationships with healthcare professionals and their experiences with antiretroviral treatment.

The report highlights the importance of open and active dialogue and shared decision making between PLHIV and their healthcare professionals in improving outcomes.

Content

Key insights

• 68% of PLHIV in the study were worried about the long-term effects of HIV medicines
• 65% of PLHIV agreed that they would like to be more involved in decisions about their HIV treatment
• Those who reported being informed of undetectable =untransmittable (U=U) by their healthcare professionals had more favourable health outcomes than those who reported not being informed