HIV diagnosis disclosure to infected children and adolescents; challenges of family caregivers in the Central Region of Ghana

A Hayfron-Benjamin, D Obiri-Yeboah, S Ayisi-Addo… - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to infected older
children and adolescents is essential for both personal health maintenance and HIV …

“Experiences with disclosure of HIV-positive status to the infected child”: Perspectives of healthcare providers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

A Sariah, J Rugemalila, M Somba, A Minja… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background The specific age to which an HIV infected child can be disclosed to is stipulated
to begin between ages 4 and 6 years. It has also been documented that before disclosure of …

Caregiver perceptions and motivation for disclosing or concealing the diagnosis of HIV infection to children receiving HIV care in Mbarara, Uganda: a qualitative study

J Kiwanuka, E Mulogo, JE Haberer - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Disclosure of the diagnosis of HIV to HIV-infected children is challenging for
caregivers. Despite current recommendations, data suggest that levels of disclosure of HIV …

Pediatrics HIV-positive status disclosure and its predictors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GM Belay, FA Yehualashet, AW Ewunetie, KA Atalell - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Method We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science databases, and
google scholar for relevant published studies. Studies published in the English language …

A model of caregiver paediatric HIV disclosure decision-making

M Evangeli, A Kagee - Psychology, health & medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Many of the over 3 million HIV-positive children will only be told of their status as
adolescents. Knowing one's status may increase treatment adherence, reduce onward HIV …

[HTML][HTML] “I don't feel shy because I will be among others who are just like me…”: The role of support groups for children perinatally infected with HIV in Zimbabwe

Z Mupambireyi, S Bernays… - Children and Youth …, 2014 - Elsevier
As access to paediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to improve in sub-Saharan
Africa, a new historically specific cohort of HIV-perinatally infected children surviving into …

Impact of Friendship Bench problem-solving therapy on adherence to ART in young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: A qualitative study

I Ouansafi, D Chibanda, E Munetsi, V Simms - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Adolescents and young people globally are highly vulnerable to poor mental
health especially depression, and they account for 36% of new HIV infections in Eastern and …

Fear of stigma, beliefs, and knowledge about HIV are barriers to early access to HIV testing and disclosure for perinatally infected children and adolescents in rural …

S Madiba, M Mokgatle - South African Family Practice, 2017 - ajol.info
Background: The majority of HIV-infected children in resource-limited countries are not
aware of their HIV status because of the various reasons responsible for the delay in …

The consequences of delaying telling children with perinatal HIV about their diagnosis as perceived by healthcare workers in the eastern cape; a qualitative study

S Madiba, C Diko - Children, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although the benefits of disclosure are considerable, informing children with perinatal HIV of
their own HIV status is often delayed to late adolescence. This study examined the social …

Health care workers' perspectives about disclosure to HIV-infected children; cross-sectional survey of health facilities in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces, South …

S Madiba, M Mokgatle - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
The perspectives and practices of health care workers (HCWs) regarding disclosure to HIV-
infected children have not been adequately investigated ten years after the roll-out of …