Lydia aged 54 is a widow with 5 children-a SINO beneficiary from Kisapawere SINO GROUP-Puchowa-Mulanda s/c. The role of Sinovuyo in making people accept their HIV status and adherence cannot escape my mention in her mouth. I used to fall sick every other day even after testing and being started on ART. I could not accept though I was HIV positive because I looked at myself as a bastard within the community. I would take my drugs privately and had only revealed to the elder children; leaving out my last born because I felt it was a mess if I shared such a thing with her. To make matters worse, she was the only one staying with me who could easily help me but I had denied her that self-disclosure instead could use partial disclosure especially when am annoyed with her. Read More
