“…Focused on education and counselling, psychosocial support can be associated with the following positive outcomes: increased rates of disclosure, greater treatment adherence, reduction in unprotected sex as well as HIV transmission (Mashaphu, Burns, Wyatt, & Vawda, 2018 ). In addition, utilisation of psychosocial interventions such as counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, and peer support have proved to be effective in improving the mental health and overall well-being of people living with HIV (Okonji, Mukumbang, Orth, Vickerman-Delport, & Van Wyk, 2020 ). Such psychosocial support interventions are specifically meant to promote HIV disclosure and communication, address feelings of emotional-related distress, and challenges associated with HIV serodiscordancy (Schotanus-Dijkstra et al, 2017 ).…”