Disclosure of HIV status.
A significant proportion of HIV-infected persons choose not to disclose their status to sexual partners. Healthcare providers may play a role in motivating patients to disclose despite powerful forces working in favor of secrecy.
Stein
M D
MD
Department of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Samet
J H
JH
D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014342:Truth Disclosure