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ArticleNursing open2023

Healthcare teams' ethical obligations towards care of adolescents' living with human immunodeficiency virus disease.

Renatha S Joseph, Gasto Frumence, Nathanael Sirili, Connie M Ulrich

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Renatha S JosephDepartment of Bioethics and Health Professionalism, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-3494-7476
Gasto FrumenceDepartment of Development Studies, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0003-4605-9457
Nathanael SiriliDepartment of Development Studies, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Connie M UlrichBiobehavioral Department, School of Nursing, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, and New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Abstract

aimTo explore healthcare team members' perceptions of their ethical obligations toward HIV-positive adolescents and their enrolment in and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents attending a Care and Treatment Center (CTC) in Temeke Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania.

designThis is a descriptive exploratory qualitative study.

methodsA total of 16 healthcare team members were purposively selected from the hospital CTC to participate in in-depth qualitative interviews. With the aid of NVivo software, qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze the information.

resultsFive themes on ethical obligations emerged: (1) informing adolescents of their status before enrolment to the HIV CTC, (2) securing adolescents' confidential information, (3) disclosing adolescents' HIV status, (4) informing others about the adolescent's HIV status; and (5) offering reproductive health education for adolescents living with HIV.

conclusionThe healthcare team faces many ethical challenges in the care and support of adolescents who enroll in an HIV CTC in Tanzania. Differing ethical obligations must be balanced with the needs of adolescents and their parents in discerning what is in the best interest of the adolescent and advocating for life-saving treatment.

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HIV InfectionsAdolescentEducational StatusHIVHumansParentsTanzaniaadherenceadolescentsethical obligationhealthcare providersHIV care and treatment

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PMID37020325
PMCPMC10277424

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