Table 3 Themes and sub-themes
Emotionally honest conversations promote mutual support | Negotiation of preconceptions create reframed understandings of HIV | Critical components for facilitating peer support |
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•Recognisable experiences and emotions •Reciprocal backing between the peer supporter and the service user | •Credible lived experiences •Replicating positive experiences | •Integration of peer support into usual care •Skill standards •Occupying the middle ground |