Risky behaviours and their correlates among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

M Zgambo, FW Kalembo, BC Mbakaya - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Background Adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa encounter multiple
health problems that are often unrecognised by the public and the healthcare workforce. The …

The challenges of timely and safe HIV disclosure among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

D Dahourou, JP Raynaud, V Leroy - Current Opinion in HIV and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The challenges of timely and safe HIV disclosure among perin... : Current Opinion in HIV and
AIDS The challenges of timely and safe HIV disclosure among perinatally HIV-infected …

Psychological well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV in Zambia

S Okawa, S Mwanza Kabaghe, M Mwiya, K Kikuchi… - AIDS care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Physical and psychosocial changes during adolescence could influence the psychological
well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) of adolescents living with HIV …

Rethinking retention: mapping interactions between multiple factors that influence long-term engagement in HIV care

SM Topp, C Mwamba, A Sharma, N Mukamba… - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Failure to keep people living with HIV engaged in life-long care and treatment
has serious implications for individual and population-level health. Nested within a four …

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 …

A phenomenological account of HIV disclosure experiences of children and adolescents from northern and southern Ghana

SCY Appiah, I Kroidl, M Hoelscher, O Ivanova… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Disclosure of HIV status to infected children, though challenged by caregiver dilemma,
remains central in achieving the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) …

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 …

'Mummy told me that I have HIV, that is the only thing she told me': Experiences of HIV status disclosure to children in Masaka Region, Uganda

R Kairania, W Onyango-Ouma, TG Ondicho, J Kagaayi… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), disclosure of HIV status to children remains low.
Few studies have examined how children navigate and come to terms with their HIV status …

The prevalence and process of pediatric HIV disclosure: A population-based prospective cohort study in Zimbabwe

A Finnegan, L Langhaug, K Schenk, ES Puffer… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of pediatric HIV
disclosure in rural Zimbabwe and track the process of disclosure over time. Methods We …

Caregivers Lack of Disclosure Skills Delays Disclosure to Children with Perinatal HIV in Resource‐Limited Communities: Multicenter Qualitative Data from South …

S Madiba - Nursing Research and Practice, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To promote the appropriate implementation of procedures for health disclosure to children, it
is important to understand the reasons why caregivers delay the disclosure of healthcare …