“…Socioeconomic factors that also reflect individuals’ life circumstances 15 including food insecurity and poor dietary factors 16–19 , low health literacy 20,21 , low education 22–24 , homelessness 15,25,26 , and social stigma 27,28 have been identified as important barriers to receipt of adequate HIV care. Additionally, at the individual level, the negative impact of psychosocial barriers on HIV-related health outcomes have been evident in previous research, including factors as substance use 25,29–32 , mental illness 31 , anxiety 17,33 , perceived stress 22,33 , depression 17,22,25,33 , hopelessness 22 , avoidant coping 22,27 , personality traits 34 , low self-efficacy 35,36 , low self-worth 37 , lack of social support 27,35,38–40 , lack of acceptance of seropositivity 37 , and low patient satisfaction.…”