“…This is because the continuum is constructed from a provider point of view, rather than by those living with HIV (Christopoulos, Massey, Lopez, Geng, et al, 2013). Living with chronic conditions, including HIV, involves uncertainty and variability, even for those who adopt healthy behaviours and adhere to treatment regimens (Greenhalgh, 2009;Moyer & Hardon, 2014;Walker, 2019;Webel et al, 2013). Qualitative studies continue to demonstrate that the social lives of PLHIV underpin their successful navigation of the HIV care continuum and efforts to self-manage health (McDonald et al, 2016;Webel et al, 2013;Webel et al, 2012).…”