HIV-related stigma and academic outcomes: the mediating role of mental health among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda.

Mutumba M, Ssewamala FM, Nabunya P, Nattabi J, Namirembe R, Matovu F, Namatovu P, Mwebembezi A

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2606202
Published: 2026 Mar
Container: AIDS care
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@article{allodium:10.1080/09540121.2025.2606202,
  title = {HIV-related stigma and academic outcomes: the mediating role of mental health among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda.},
  author = {Mutumba M and Ssewamala FM and Nabunya P and Nattabi J and Namirembe R and Matovu F and Namatovu P and Mwebembezi A},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {AIDS care},
  doi = {10.1080/09540121.2025.2606202},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2025.2606202}
}

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AU  - Namatovu P
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M, M., FM, S., P, N., J, N., R, N., F, M., P, N., & A, M. (2026). HIV-related stigma and academic outcomes: the mediating role of mental health among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda.. AIDS care. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2025.2606202

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