Perceived barriers of HIV status disclosure of pregnant women to their partners in the Capricorn District, Limpopo Province

Seroto, Mapula Ennia

dc.contributor.advisor	Van Rensburg, E. S.
dc.contributor.author	Seroto, Mapula Ennia
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-28T15:50:45Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-28T15:50:45Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05
dc.identifier.citation	Seroto, Mapula Ennia (2018) Perceived barriers of HIV status disclosure of pregnant women to their partners in the Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25088>
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25088
dc.description.abstract	Disclosure of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive status is vital for prevention and promotion of the couple‟s health. The study aimed to investigate the perceived barriers of pregnant women diagnosed as HIV positive towards disclosure of their HIV status to their partners in the Capricorn District, Limpopo Province. Recommendations were formulated to enhance the self-efficacy. A quantitative, explorative, descriptive cross-sectional design and the Health Belief Model theory was used. Non-probability, convenience sampling utilised and 170 respondents aged 18-40 years participated in the study. A questionnaire was used to collect data and the SSPS version 24.0 was utilised to analyse data. Overall, 87.64% respondents received disclosure education and 80% disclosed their status to their partners. Reasons for non-disclosure included fear of rejection, violent behaviour, blame and stigmatisation by partners. Health care workers should provide pregnant women with information on preventive strategies to enhance disclosure of HIV status.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xiv, 214 leaves) : illustrations, color graphs	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Barriers	en
dc.subject	Disclosure	en
dc.subject	Health Belief Model	en
dc.subject	HIV positive status	en
dc.subject	HIV positive status and partners	en
dc.subject	Pregnancy	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.19697920082
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive women -- Social Africa -- Social conditions	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Social aspects -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pregnant women -- South Africa -- Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Sexually transmitted diseases -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Perceived barriers of HIV status disclosure of pregnant women to their partners in the Capricorn District, Limpopo Province	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Nursing Science)	en