Objectives Eighty-two percent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive adolescents
live in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

Introduction Informing children of their own HIV status is an important aspect of long‐term
disease management, yet there is little evidence of how and when this type of disclosure …

Introduction: As adolescents living with HIV gain autonomy over their self-care and begin to
engage in sexual relationships, their experiences of being informed about their HIV status …

Objective We assessed the effect of HIV status disclosure on retention in care from initiation
of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-infected children aged 10 years or more in Cote …

Background and objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of HIV disclosure to
children in sub-Saharan Africa as it relates to prevalence of disclosure, barriers, merits and …

Introduction Disclosure of HIV status to children is essential for disease management but is
not well characterized in resource-limited settings. This study aimed to describe the …

HIV-positive adolescents who engage in unsafe sex are at heightened risk for transmitting or
re-acquiring HIV. Disclosure of HIV-status to sexual partners may impact on condom use, but …

Background Adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa encounter multiple
health problems that are often unrecognised by the public and the healthcare workforce. The …

Objective: Disclosure of HIV status among children and adolescents living with HIV has both
beneficial and challenging aspects. To address existing knowledge gaps and update the …

SERVICE DELIVERY APPROACHES TO HIV TESTING AND COUNSELLING (HTC): A
STRATEGIC HTC PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK Page 1 hiv/aids Programme SERVICE …