| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| COREQ | Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| PLWH | People Living with HIV |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |