She was 18 and pregnant when she discovered she was HIV positive


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Jason Clanton of Howard Brown Health speaks at an event to bring awareness about people living with HIV at Jesus Word Center on Dec 10, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. — TNS

Eighteen years ago, Chatrivia Kennedy learned she was HIV positive when her partner was hospitalised with an HIV-related illness. She was eight months pregnant.

She suffered in silence for many years, but eventually gained the courage to disclose her status on World AIDS Day 2018 in a video posted on YouTube, 14 years after her diagnoses.

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