Disclosure of HIV Status

Experiences and Perceptions of Persons Living With HIV/Aids and Nurses Involved in Their Care in Africa

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ID4701655
AutoresMinrie Greeff (0000-0003-0921-8463, North-West University, Potchefstroom South Africa,, autor correspondente), Rene Phetlhu (North-West University, Potchefstroom South Africa), Lucia N Makoae (National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho), Priscilla S Dlamini (University of Swaziland, Mbabane, Swaziland), William L Holzemer (0000-0002-4400-9432, University of California-San Francisco, California, USA), Joanne R Naidoo (0000-0001-7208-1901, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa), Thecla W Kohi (0000-0002-2859-9348, Muhimbili University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), Leana R Uys (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa), Maureen L Chirwa (University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi), Maureen Chirwa (University of Malawi)
Ano2008
Volume18
Fascículo3
Páginas311-324
Data de publicação2008-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732307311118
PMID18235155
OpenAlexW2158031079
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas60
Referências citadas30

Most people with HIV have disclosed their status to someone, often with mixed results. Most health literature seems to favor disclosure by persons living with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), but it could be that to disclose is not always a good thing. We used a descriptive, qualitative research design to explore the experience of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS stigma of people living with HIV or AIDS and nurses involved in their care in Africa. Focus group discussions were held with respondents. We asked them to relate incidents that they themselves observed, and those that they themselves experienced in the community and in families. Thirty-nine focus groups were conducted in five countries in both urban and rural settings. This article is limited to a discussion of data related to the theme of disclosure only. The sub-themes of disclosure were experiences before the disclosure, the process of disclosure, and responses during and after disclosure

Family medicine · Focus group · Health care · Perception · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Self-disclosure · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology