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AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
卷 35, 期 7, 页码 953-960出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2021.2012555
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HIV; disclosure; Tanzania; qualitative research; sexual partners
HIV status disclosure rates to sexual partners are low in Tanzania. This qualitative study found that the decision to disclose HIV status is based on weighing the perceived benefits and risks. Benefits of disclosure include freedom from guilt and living honestly, while risks include stigma, family break-up, and abandonment. Many participants reported that disclosure has helped them adhere to treatment and clinic appointments.
HIV status disclosure rates to sexual partners are low in Tanzania, despite the benefits it confers to both partners. This qualitative study drew on the Disclosure Decision Model to explore the decision by people living with HIV (PLHIV) to disclose, or not, their HIV status to their partner. Six focus group discussions and thirty in-depth interviews were conducted in Mwanza, Tanzania in 2019 with PLHIV. Topics covered decision-making around disclosure and disclosure experiences. Thematic content analysis was conducted. Most respondents reported having disclosed their status to their partners. Disclosure was reported to facilitate or hinder the attainment of social goals including having intimate relationships, raising a family, relief from distress and accessing social support. Decisions made by PLHIV about whether to disclose their status were made after weighing up the perceived benefits and risks. The sense of liberty from a guilty conscious, and not living a lie were perceived as benefits of disclosure, while fears of stigma, family break-up or abandonment were perceived as risks. Many participants found disclosure was beneficial in promoting their adherence to treatment and clinic appointments. Interventions to support PLHIV with disclosure should include enhanced counselling, strengthening HIV support groups and enhanced assisted partner notification services.
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