Disclosing HIV seropositivity to significant others
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23328136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert B Hays (University of California, San Francisco), Leon Mckusick (University of California, San Francisco), Lance M Pollack (0000-0001-7140-2582, University of California, San Francisco), Lance Pollack, Robert C Hilliard (0000-0002-4033-2259, University of California, San Francisco), Robert Hilliard, Colleen Hoff, Colleen C Hoff (0000-0002-1559-4599, University of California, San Francisco), Thomas J Coates (0000-0002-2470-2096, University of California, San Francisco) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 425-432 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-9370 • E-ISSN: 1473-5571 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00002030-199303000-00019 |
| PMID | 8471207 |
| OpenAlex | W2072725131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 73 |
OBJECTIVES: To examine gay men's patterns of self-disclosure of HIV seropositivity to friends, lovers, relatives and colleagues; to assess the effects of disclosure; and to identify reasons for not disclosing to particular individuals. DESIGN: Longitudinal questionnaire survey of gay men. METHODS: A total of 163 HIV-positive men participating in the AIDS Behavioral Research Project, a longitudinal study of San Francisco gay men, completed questionnaires about their self-disclosure patterns, health status, and psychological well-being. RESULTS: HIV-positive men were most likely to disclose their status to lovers and closest gay friends. Asymptomatic men were less likely to disclose to relatives and colleagues than symptomatic men. Friends and lovers were rated as responding more helpfully than relatives and colleagues. Men who perceived their significant others as responding more helpfully were less depressed and anxious currently and 1 year later. A variety of reasons were given for not disclosing, including not wanting to worry others, fear of discrimination, fear of disrupting relationships, and emotional self-protection. CONCLUSION: While disclosure can have advantages for both HIV-positive individuals and their significant others, HIV-positive individuals must be assured that the benefits of doing so will outweigh the potential costs.
Anxiety · Family medicine · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Longitudinal study · Psychiatry · Self-disclosure · Worry · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Factors Associated With Hiv Voluntary Disclosure to One's Steady Sexual Partner in Mali
The relationship between depression and coping among Black and Latino men living with HIV/Aids
Factors Associated With HIV Disclosure and HIV-Related Stigma Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Southwestern Uganda
The process of disclosing positive HIV status
Predictors of disclosure of human immunovirus-positive serostatus among Latino gay men
The Effect of Perceived Stigma from a Health Care Provider on Access to Care Among a Low-Income HIV-Positive Population
Gay Men with Aids
Men's disclosure of HIV test results to male primary sex partners
Disclosure of HIV Status
Internalized Stigma, Social Distance, and Disclosure of HIV Seropositivity in Rural Uganda
Aids Stigma and Contact With Persons With Aids
Managing Concealable Stigmas at Work
Stress, Social Support, and HIV-Status Disclosure to Family and Friends Among HIV-Positive Men and Women
Reasons for HIV Disclosure/Nondisclosure in Close Relationships
A Test Of Two HIV Disclosure Theories
The Dynamic Relationship Between Social Support and HIV-Related Stigma in Rural Uganda
Disclosure of Serostatus Among Youth Living with HIV
HIV Disclosure Among Women of African Descent
African-American Women and Self-Disclosure of HIV Infection
Measurement of the Role of Families in Prevention and Adaptation to HIV/Aids
Missed Opportunities? Disclosure of HIV Infection and Support Seeking Among HIV+ African-American and European-American Men
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Differential relationships of stress and HIV disclosure by gender
Disclosure experience and associated factors among HIV positive men and women clinical service users in southwest Ethiopia
HIV Status and Coming Out among African American Gay and Bisexual Men
Past Present
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Processes and Outcomes of HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners among People Living with HIV in Uganda
Patterns of HIV Disclosure and Condom Use Among HIV-Infected Young Racial/Ethnic Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men
The ‘Fears’ of Disclosing HIV Status to Sexual Partners
HIV Disclosure and Unprotected Sex Among Vietnamese Men with a History of Drug Use
Sex Trade, Sexual Risk, and Nondisclosure of HIV Serostatus
Partner Awareness of the Serostatus of HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex With Men
Disclosure of HIV Status and Psychological Well-Being Among Latino Gay and Bisexual Men
Correlates of sex without serostatus disclosure among a national probability sample of HIV patients
HIV Disclosure to Family Members and Medication Adherence
The Effect of Partner Sex
The Effects of HIV Stigma on Health, Disclosure of HIV Status, and Risk Behavior of Homeless and Unstably Housed Persons Living with HIV
Understanding Treatment Refusal Among Adults Presenting for HIV-Testing in Soweto, South Africa
Sero-skeptics
Management of HIV-related stigma and adherence to Haart
HIV disclosure in rural China
Social support and unsupportive social interactions
How stigmatizing is Stigma in the life of people living with HIV
The paradox of public HIV disclosure
Social relationships, stigma and adherence to antiretroviral therapy for HIV/Aids
Disclosure behaviour and experienced reactions in patients with HIV versus chronic viral hepatitis or diabetes mellitus in Germany
The parent disclosure interview
Disclosure of HIV Serostatus to Sex Partners in Rural Louisiana
HIV-related knowledge, stigma, and willingness to disclose
When Children Tell Their Friends They Have Aids
Factors Leading to Self-Disclosure of a Positive HIV Diagnosis in Nairobi, Kenya
Studying the Legal Management of HIV-Related Stigma
To test or not? HIV antibody testing amongst gay men
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Understanding HIV disclosure
To disclose or not to disclose
Sex Without Disclosure of Positive HIV Serostatus in a US Probability Sample of Persons Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection
Behavioural changes in the family and community of HIV-infected people
Aids and Stigma
Attitudes towards people with HIV
Disclosure of HIV Status
Disclosure Outcomes, Coping Strategies, and Life Changes Among Women Living With HIV in Uganda
Challenges of a pandemic
HIV-positive people, risk and sexual behaviour
HIV-related stigma
Ambivalent tales of HIV disclosure in San Francisco
Pattern and Process in Disclosure of Health Status by Women with Iatrogenically Acquired Hepatitis C
Interpersonalizing Aids
Self-disclosure and self-construction among HIV-positive people
| Unique citing works | 73 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,15 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2021 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 65 |