Factors Related to HIV Disclosure in 2 South African Communities

Bibliographic Data

ID11038257
AuthorsAmy Norman (At the time of the study, Amy Norman was an MA candidate in the Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Mickey Chopra was with the Department of Public Health, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa. Suneetha Kadiyala was with the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.), Mickey Chopra (0000-0003-4020-2937, At the time of the study, Amy Norman was an MA candidate in the Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Mickey Chopra was with the Department of Public Health, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa. Suneetha Kadiyala was with the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.), Suneetha Kadiyala (0000-0002-9101-1471, At the time of the study, Amy Norman was an MA candidate in the Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Mickey Chopra was with the Department of Public Health, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa. Suneetha Kadiyala was with the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.)
Year2007
Volume97
Issue10
Pages1775-1781
Publication date2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.082511
PMID17761582
PMCIDPMC1994182
OpenAlexW2026785944
LanguageEN
Citations received38
References cited14

Disclosure of HIV status is an essential part of behavior modification and access and adherence to treatment in people infected with HIV. We conducted interviews in 2 South African communities of similar ethnic mix but with very different rates of disclosure of HIV status and found that disclosure was the catalyst for access to a variety of important and often essential resources. In the community with high rates of disclosure of HIV infection, disclosure led to greater access to formal institutional support and opportunities to take positive leadership roles in the community. Our findings highlight the prominence of wider sociopolitical contexts for disclosure decisionmaking and the need for HIV interventions to increase levels of disclosure of HIV infection

Ethnic group · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Political science · Psychological intervention · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Law · Medicine · Nursing