Perceived stigma as a contextual barrier to early uptake of HIV testing, treatment initiation, and disclosure; the case of patients admitted with AIDS-related illness in a …

S Madiba, E Ralebona, M Lowane - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
We explored the extent to which perceived HIV-related stigma influences the disclosure and
concealment of HIV status to family among adult patients hospitalised for AIDS-related …

Understanding the time needed to link to care and start ART in seven HPTN 071 (PopART) study communities in Zambia and South Africa

J Seeley, V Bond, B Yang, S Floyd, D MacLeod… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
Abstract To achieve UNAIDS 90: 90: 90 targets at population-level, knowledge of HIV status
must be followed by timely linkage to care, initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral …

Barriers to timely disclosure of HIV serostatus: A qualitative study at care and treatment centers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

N Ismail, N Matillya, R Ratansi, C Mbekenga - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status is important to
prevent the spread of HIV and maintain the health of people living with HIV, their spouses …

HIV status disclosure to male partners among rural Nigerian women along the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade: a mixed methods study

A Odiachi, S Erekaha, LJ Cornelius, C Isah… - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Background HIV status disclosure to male partners is important for optimal outcomes in the
prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). Depending on timing of HIV …

Cascade of refusal—what does it mean for the future of treatment as prevention in sub-saharan Africa?

IT Katz, DR Bangsberg - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2016 - Springer
Recent recommendations by the World Health Organization support treatment for all people
living with HIV (PLWH) globally to be initiated at the point of testing. While there has been …

Viral suppression among pregnant adolescents and women living with HIV in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A cross sectional study to assess progress towards …

NP Ntombela, ABM Kharsany, A Soogun… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background South Africa has made significant progress in scaling up antiretroviral
therapy (ART) to achieve the aspirational goal of HIV epidemic control. The aim of this study …

Patterns and predictors of HIV-status disclosure among pregnant women in South Africa: dimensions of disclosure and influence of social and economic …

K Brittain, CA Mellins, RH Remien, T Phillips, A Zerbe… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
HIV-status disclosure may improve psychosocial health and adherence to antiretroviral
therapy (ART), but existing insights suffer from methodological limitations. We explored …

Impact of HIV-status disclosure on HIV viral load in pregnant and postpartum women on antiretroviral therapy

K Brittain, CA Mellins, RH Remien… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV-status disclosure is widely encouraged by counseling services, in part
because it is thought to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and thus HIV viral …

Status and associated characteristics of HIV disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS in Liangshan, China: A cross-sectional study

Y Yin, H Yang, X Xie, H Wang, A Nie, H Chen - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure is a prerequisite to get access to
antiretroviral therapy (ART) and social support. Increased disclosure of HIV status has been …

“It was as though my spirit left, like they killed me”: The disruptive impact of an HIV-positive diagnosis among women in the Dominican Republic

DD Payán, KP Derose, MA Fulcar… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
An HIV diagnosis may be associated with severe emotional and psychological distress,
which can contribute to delays in care or poor self-management. Few studies have explored …