Open AccessClinic-Based Pediatric Disclosure Intervention Trial Improves Pediatric HIV Status Disclosure in Ghana
Author(s) -
Elijah Paintsil,
Tassos C. Kyriakides,
Sampson Antwi,
Lorna Renner,
Justin Nichols,
Kofi Amissah,
Jonas Tettey Kusah,
Amina Alhassan,
Irene Pokuaa Ofori,
Ann Christine Catlin,
Geliang Gan,
Margaret Lartey,
Nancy Reynolds
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002316
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , medicine , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing
Disclosing HIV status to HIV-positive children is a major challenge facing families and health care providers. Despite recommendations for disclosure, rates remain low. We tested whether a pediatric HIV disclosure intervention delivered as an integral component of routine HIV health care in Ghana would improve disclosure to children.