ArticleAIDS research and therapy2021
Disclosure and health-related outcomes among children living with HIV and their caregivers.
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- Level of non-adherence and associated factors among children on antiretroviral therapy in public hospitals of South Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Nurses and policymakers role in preparing adolescents with HIV for self-disclosure in Eswatini.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Emotional and behavioural difficulties among children and adolescents attending "ART teen clubs" in Mzuzu City in northern Malawi: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Lessons Learned from the Impact of HIV Status Disclosure to Children after First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure in Kinshasa, DR Congo.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Antiretroviral therapy non-adherence among children living with HIV in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Tema, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Socio-Cultural Influencers of Disclosure of HIV Status to Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in the Masaka Region, Uganda: A Qualitative Study.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Challenges in status disclosure and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in children living with HIV: An observational study.Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDSArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of disclosure of status to children living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is low in most sub-Saharan African countries, leading to poor compliance and adverse psychological outcomes in these children. This study examined the influence of disclosure on health outcomes in children living with HIV and their caregivers.
methodsUsing a cross-sectional design, 155 HIV-positive children between age 6-15 years and their caregivers were administered standardized questionnaires measuring adherence to medication, children's psychological well-being, caregiver burden, and caregivers' psychological health.
resultsResults indicated that only 33.5% of the children sampled knew their status. Disclosure of HIV status was significantly related to medication adherence, psychological wellbeing, the burden of caregiving, and the length of the disclosure. A child's age and level of education were the only demographic variables that significantly predicted disclosure of HIV status. In a hierarchical analysis, after controlling for all demographic variables medication adherence, psychological well-being and burden of caregiving were found to be significant predictors of disclosure of status in children living with HIV.
conclusionsFindings suggest the need for disclosure of status among children living with HIV for a positive impact on their medication adherence and psychological health. These findings underscore the need for the development of context-specific interventions that will guide and encourage disclosure of status by caregivers to children living with HIV.
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