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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2022

HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partner: a survey among women in Tehran, Iran.

Zahra Pashaei, Fatemeh Oskouie, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Shima Haghani

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zahra PashaeiDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh OskouieNursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Oskouie.f@iums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7471-2794
Maziar Moradi-LakehPreventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shayesteh JahanfarMPH Program, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
Shima HaghaniNursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRTufts University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDisclosure of HIV-positive status in women is associated with many factors. Consequently, status disclosure remains a challenge for Iranian women living with HIV. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, related factors, and reflections of HIV-positive status disclosure to a sexual partner(s) among Iranian women living with HIV.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on 170 HIV-seropositive women. Participants were selected from patients registered in the largest HIV clinic and HIV-positive club of Iran. The "HIV disclosure" questionnaire had 38-items and all the interviews were administered by the researcher. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 software. We used a logistic regression method to calculate the crude odds ratio (COR) and the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for self-disclosure as the independent predictor variable and the dependent variable, respectively.

resultsOne hundred and seventy HIV-positive women were enrolled. Most of them had disclosed their HIV status to at least one person (94.1%) and their sexual partners (86.5%). In the univariate analysis, being married (COR = 18.66, 95% CI 5.63-61.87), living with a sexual partner (COR = 4.72, 95% CI 1.92-11.62), being aware of sexual partners' HIV status (COR = 6.20, 95% CI 1.79-21.49), and gaining the support of sexual partner (COR = 9.08, 95% CI 3.48-23.64) were associated with higher odds of HIV status disclosure. In the multivariate analysis, being aware of sexual partners' HIV status, and gaining the support of sexual partners remained associated with HIV status disclosure. Most women reported a positive reflection from their sexual partners after disclosure, however, negative reflections from society were more common compared to sexual partners and family members.

conclusionThis study shows high overall HIV disclosure proportions. It should be noted that a large number of women were infected by their sexual partners, especially by their spouses. The high rate of transmission in married people indicates an urgent need for more emphasis on appropriate prevention behaviors by infected partners.

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HIV InfectionsSexual PartnersCross-Sectional StudiesDisclosureFemaleHumansIranSurveys and QuestionnairesDisclosureHIVReflectionWomen

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