Open AccessFactors affecting disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus among people living with HIV/AIDS attending an antiretroviral therapy center of Eastern India
Author(s) -
Rakesh Kumar,
Moumita Sarkar,
Alok Kumar,
Jaya Chakravarty,
Sangeeta Kansal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_172_19
Subject(s) - serostatus , spouse , medicine , socioeconomic status , residence , cross sectional study , stigma (botany) , family medicine , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , environmental health , psychiatry , population , sociology , anthropology , pathology
HIV serostatus disclosure plays an important role in reducing the risk of HIV transmission. However, its negative effects may include rejection, assault, separation, divorce, stigma, and discrimination.