SynthesisAIDS and behavior2017
HIV Disclosure Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Theoretical Synthesis.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- People who living with HIV/AIDS also have a high prevalence of anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Impact of HIV-Related Stigma and Serostatus Disclosure on Retention in Care and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Women with HIV in the United States/Canada.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2024Pooled it
- Examining the Relationship Between HIV-Related Stigma and the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- HIV Serostatus Disclosure and Its Predictors Among Children Living With HIV in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Being HIV positive and staying on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A qualitative systematic review and theoretical model.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities for HIV Status Disclosure Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Qualitative Findings from the Tough Talks Intervention.AIDS and behavior · 2024Trial
- The HIV Empowering Adults' Decisions to Share: UK/Uganda (HEADS-UP) Study-A Randomised Feasibility Trial of an HIV Disclosure Intervention for Young Adults with Perinatally Acquired HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2024Trial
- The prevalence of anxiety disorders among people living with HIV in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Review
- Living in Fear: Severe HIV-Associated Stigma Persists in Senegal, West Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
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- Factors associated with HIV status non-disclosure among people entering care at IeDEA sites in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Article
- The development and validation of the irrational beliefs scale for people living with HIV.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Experiences of Disclosure, Resilience and Viral Suppression among People Living with HIV in Ghana.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Identifying barriers and facilitators to psychosocial care for people living with HIV in Ireland: a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- HIV disclosure in the social networks of adolescents with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
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- The effect of HIV on patients' lives: a phenomenological qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
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- HIV self-management perceptions and experiences of students at one university in South Africa.Curationis · 2024Article
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Abstract
HIV disclosure can help people living with HIV to access social support, enhance antiretroviral adherence, facilitate engagement in care and reduce unprotected sex. Given interpersonal risks associated with HIV disclosure, however, anxiety about sharing one's status is common. To investigate anxiety about HIV disclosure in HIV-positive populations, we conducted a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies, with 119 studies included. The review demonstrated that perceived interpersonal risks are associated with HIV disclosure and outlined evidence of associations with anxiety, fear and worry. We present a new cognitive model of HIV disclosure anxiety adapted from clinical theories of health and social anxiety, consistent with evidence from the review. The model attempts to explain the development and maintenance of anxiety in individuals whose functioning is most affected by concerns about sharing their status. Implications for helping people living with HIV struggling with significant levels of anxiety about HIV disclosure are discussed.
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