Sexual Needs of Adolescents Living With HIV Since Childhood

Sexual Health Needs of Adolescents Living With HIV Since Childhood : a Qualitative Study

To improve the knowdelge about the sexual health needs of perinatally HIV-infected adolescents living in France.

20 individual semi-structured interviews will be conducted with 20 young adults living with HIV sinc childhood and living in France. The aim of this study is to identify their sexual needs through exploring their personal experience of sexuality during their adolescence. The investigator intend to explore communication about the disease and sexuality within their families ; communication about sexual health with health care professionnals ; whether sexuality has arrose difficulties related to their chronic condition such as rejection or sadness ; whether there are differences in sexual needs regarding gender. A thematic analysis will be conducted by three researchers.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 and 25 yo
• HIV-1 or HIV-2 diagnosis before the age of 13
• non opposition to participate to the study
• be affiliated to a social security scheme (except Aide Médicale de l'Etat (AME))

Exclusion Criteria:

• having contracted HIV infection through sexual contact
• persons under guardianship or custodianship, or deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision
• associated illnesses or disabilities that makes participation impossible