Factors related to HIV disclosure in 2 South African communities.
Disclosure of HIV status is an essential part of behavior modification and access and adherence to treatment in people infected with HIV. We conducted interviews in 2 South African communities of similar ethnic mix but with very different rates of disclosure of HIV status and found that disclosure was the catalyst for access to a variety of important and often essential resources. In the community with high rates of disclosure of HIV infection, disclosure led to greater access to formal institutional support and opportunities to take positive leadership roles in the community. Our findings highlight the prominence of wider sociopolitical contexts for disclosure decisionmaking and the need for HIV interventions to increase levels of disclosure of HIV infection.
Norman
Amy
A
Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. a.m.norman@qmul.ac.uk
Chopra
Mickey
M
Kadiyala
Suneetha
S
D001294:Attitude to Health; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012944:Social Support; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population