When a child is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, one of the most challenging
tasks facing health-care professionals is how to communicate this to the child, and to their …

Worldwide, more than three million children are infected with HIV, 90% of whom live in sub-
Saharan Africa. As the HIV epidemic matures and antiretroviral treatment is scaled up …

Introduction Informing children of their own HIV status is an important aspect of long‐term
disease management, yet there is little evidence of how and when this type of disclosure …

Introduction: As adolescents living with HIV gain autonomy over their self-care and begin to
engage in sexual relationships, their experiences of being informed about their HIV status …

Objectives: WHO guidelines recommend disclosure to HIV-positive children by school age in
order to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. However, quantitative evidence …

Objective We assessed the effect of HIV status disclosure on retention in care from initiation
of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-infected children aged 10 years or more in Cote …

Objective: Disclosure of HIV status among children and adolescents living with HIV has both
beneficial and challenging aspects. To address existing knowledge gaps and update the …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects millions of people globally. The associated
stigma remains a challenge for individuals living with HIV and children and adolescents face …

Since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 1996, HIV-infected
children often survive beyond adolescence. To assess worldwide trends in disclosure since …

Disclosure to HIV-infected children regarding their diagnosis is important as expanding
numbers of HIV-infected children attain adolescence and may become sexually active. In …