title: HIV status disclosure to sexual partners, among people living with HIV and AIDS on antiretroviral therapy at Sokodé regional hospital, Togo.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Many studies have reported factors associated with HIV status disclosure among People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) but very few were conducted among PLWHA receiving ART. In Togo, no study on HIV status disclosure to sexual partners has been conducted among PLWHA on ART yet. We sought to document factors associated with HIV status disclosure among PLWHA receiving ART at Sokodé regional hospital in Togo.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study conducted from May to July 2013 at the regional hospital of Sokodé among 291 PLWHA who had been on ART for at least three months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 291 PLWHA on ART were enrolled in this study. Their mean age (± SD) was 37.3 ± 9.3 years and the sex ratio (Male/Female) was 0.4. Among them, 215 (74.6%) completed the questionnaire on HIV sero-status disclosure. We found that 131 PLWHA (60.9%) had disclosed their HIV sero-status to their sexual partners; 130 (60.5%) were aware of the HIV status of their sexual partners. In the multivariate analysis, the factors associated with HIV status disclosure to sexual partners were: adherence to ART (aOR = 4.89; 95%CI = [1.52; 15.78]), sexual partner awareness of HIV sero-status (aOR = 52.73; 95%CI = [14.76; 188.36]) and marital status of PLWHA (aOR = 6.10; 95%CI = [1.74; 21.37]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study allowed us to note that the disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners is relatively low and to document the associated factors such as adherence to ART, sexual partner awareness of HIV sero-status and marital status.
authors: Laboratoire de Santé Publique (EA 3279), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
authors: Issifou
authors: I
authors: Yaya
authors: Service de dermatologie et IST, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
authors: Bayaki
authors: B
authors: Saka
authors: Division de l'épidémiologie, Ministère de la santé, Lomé, Togo.
authors: Dadja Essoya
authors: DE
authors: Landoh
authors: Centre Hospitalier Régional (CHR) de Sokodé, Service de dispensation d'antirétroviraux (ARV), Sokodé, Togo.
authors: P'Niwè Massoubayo
authors: PM
authors: Patchali
authors: Service de maladies infectieuses, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
authors: Akouda Akessiwè
authors: AA
authors: Patassi
authors: Service de gynéco-obstétrique, CHU- Kara, Kara, Togo.
authors: Abdoul-Samadou
authors: AS
authors: Aboubakari
authors: Direction préfectorale de la santé de Tône, Dapaong, Togo.
authors: Makawa-Sy
authors: MS
authors: Makawa
authors: Laboratoire de Santé Publique (EA 3279), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
authors: Mathias Kouamé
authors: MK
authors: N'Dri
authors: Centre Hospitalier Régional (CHR) de Sokodé, Service de dispensation d'antirétroviraux (ARV), Sokodé, Togo.
authors: Sékandé
authors: S
authors: Senanou
authors: Programme National de lutte contre les maladies non transmissibles, Ministère de la Santé, Lomé, Togo.
authors: Bassan
authors: B
authors: Lamboni
authors: Division de la Santé Familiale, Ministère de la Santé, Lomé, Togo.
authors: Daoudou
authors: D
authors: Idrissou
authors: Division de la Santé Communautaire, Ministère de la Santé, Lomé, Togo.
authors: Kao Tanang
authors: KT
authors: Salaka
authors: Service de dermatologie et IST, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo; Conseil National de Lutte contre les IST/VIH/Sida, Lomé, Togo.
authors: Palokinam
authors: P
authors: Pitché
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D030881:Disclosure; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology