Lack of knowledge of HIV status a major barrier to HIV prevention, care and treatment efforts in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study

P Cherutich, R Kaiser, J Galbraith, J Williamson… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
… their HIV status as in our study may be found in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with a
generalized HIV … testing results for HIV and interview data on prior testing history and current …

Determinants of knowledge of HIV status in South Africa: results from a population-based HIV survey

K Peltzer, G Matseke, T Mzolo, M Majaja - BMC public health, 2009 - Springer
… There is lack of information on determinants of knowledge of HIVknowledge of HIV status
as a dependent variable, and knowledge of HIV status separately for HIV positive and HIV

Nonadherence is associated with lack of HIV-related knowledge: a cross-sectional study among HIV-infected individuals in Guinea-Bissau

…, Bissau HIV Cohort Study Group - Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
… to disclosure of HIV status. In our study, only 48% disclosed their HIV status to their spouse
… reported being afraid of disclosing their HIV status because they feared stigmatization and …

Disclosure of HIV status: cultural issues of Asian patients

MR Yoshioka, A Schustack - AIDS patient care and STDs, 2001 - liebertpub.com
… These Asian men described one of the barriers to disclosing HIV status to family members
as their families’ lack of knowledge about HIV. This was mostly a problem for those partici…

Disclosure of HIV status to children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

AR Doat, R Negarandeh, M Hasanpour - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
… This is as a result of multiple factors such as parents’/caregivers’ fear of the child disclosing
his/her HIV status to others, a lack of knowledge on how the disclosure should be made, and …

Internal medicine and emergency medicine physicians lack accurate knowledge of current CDC HIV testing recommendations and infrequently offer HIV testing

MA Mohajer, M Lyons, E King, J Pratt… - Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
HIV remains a significant problem with 21% of HIV-infected patients estimated to be unaware
of their status… Infected patients who are unaware of their HIV status are 3.5 times more likely …

Knowledge and disclosure of HIV status among adolescents and young adults attending an adolescent HIV clinic in Accra, Ghana

E Kenu, A Obo-Akwa, GB Nuamah, A Brefo, M Sam… - BMC research …, 2014 - Springer
… of HIVHIV status and their knowledge on HIV. Informed consent and assent were obtained
from willing participants. Self-administered questionnaires on general knowledge of HIV, HIV

Knowledge of HIV status, sexual risk behaviors and contraceptive need among people living with HIV in Kenya and Malawi

A Anand, RW Shiraishi, RE Bunnell, K Jacobs… - Aids, 2009 - journals.lww.com
… We analyzed demographic health survey data for awareness of HIV status and sexual
behaviors of PLWHAs (Kenya: 412; Malawi: 664). The analysis was adjusted (weighted) for the …

Awareness of HIV status, prevention knowledge and condom use among people living with HIV in Mozambique

EK Dokubo, RW Shiraishi, PW Young, JJ Neal… - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
… Among PLHIV who had not previously been tested for HIV, the main reasons for not testing
centered on lack of readiness, low risk perception, and not knowing where to go to get a test. …

HIV-infected persons' knowledge of their sexual partners' HIV status

LM Niccolai, TA Farley, MA Ayoub… - AIDS Education and …, 2002 - Guilford Press
… In conclusion, HIV-infected individuals have poor knowledge regarding their partners’ infection
status… There is considerable lack of knowledge by HIV infected persons regarding the HIV-…