Open AccessPattern of paediatric HIV status disclosure in coastal Karnataka
Author(s) -
Nishanth Krishna Kodyalamoole,
Sanjeev Badiger,
N. Udaya Kiran,
Sunil Kumar Dodderi,
BB Rewari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1821_15
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , rehabilitation , family medicine , antiretroviral therapy , district hospital , cross sectional study , developing country , pediatrics , environmental health , viral load , physical therapy , pathology , economic growth , economics
Karnataka is a high HIV prevalent State in India. Although benefits have been shown by disclosing the HIV status to the child, information regarding HIV status disclosure in Karnataka is limited. Hence, this study was conducted to estimate the proportion of children who had been disclosed of their HIV status and its pattern among those who visited the district antiretroviral therapy (ART) centre in coastal Karnataka.