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

ABSTRACT:

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 recruited a population-based sample of 372 caregivers of HIV-positive children ages 9 to 15 to participate in a survey about disclosure. Using data from this cross-sectional sample, we then identified a prospective cohort of 123 caregivers who said their HIV-positive child did not know his or her HIV status, and we followed this non-disclosed cohort of caregivers through two additional waves of data collection over the next 12 months. At each wave, we inquired about the timing and process of disclosure and psychosocial factors related to HIV disclosure.

Results

The overall prevalence of disclosu

SUBMITTER: Finnegan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530961 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature