Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners by people living with HIV
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Authors
Oss, Maserame Victoria
Issue Date
2013-05-30
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Disclosure , Sexual partnership , HIV status , Sero-discordance
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Abstract
This study explored factors associated with the reluctance of people living with HIV (PLWH) to disclose their (Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) statuses to their sexual partners at Galeshewe Day Hospital in Kimberley in the Northern Cape.
The study was an in-depth interview based qualitative research; and purposive sampling technique was utilised to select 13 PLWH aged between 18 and 45.
Among males, factors contributing to the reluctance of disclosure to sexual partners are ignorance, fear of rejection, not knowing where to start when disclosing and secrecy.
Despite the complexity of disclosure, all participants understood the importance of disclosing to sexual partners as this will prevent new infections.
There is a need for HIV prevention strategies to focus on males particularly, to strengthen disclosure counselling services provided to PLWH and to advocate strongly for partner testing
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Citation
Oss, Maserame Victoria (2013) Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners by people living with HIV, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9784>
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License
University of South Africa