Diagnosis Journey and Future Outlook Among Young People Living with HIV in Bangladesh: protocol for a qualitative study

Case detection in Bangladesh has more than doubled from 2020–24, reaching 1,891 HIV cases in the most recently reported year, with growth in ages 18–24.

• Why it matters: Young people’s pathway from suspected exposure to HIV diagnosis in Bangladesh is poorly described, and there is no comparative qualitative evidence between key-population and general-population youth.
• What they did: The study will conduct semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20–30 participants aged 18–30 in Bangladesh, diagnosed within that age range and on antiretroviral therapy, using the Framework Method in MAXQDA.
• The result: Findings will map testing and diagnosis motivations and life outlook, and compare these between key-population and general-population participants to inform national and partner policy outputs.

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