title: Prevalence and Associated Characteristics of HIV-Infected Children in Latin America Who Know Their HIV Status.
abstract: We estimated the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure in children from a prospective observational cohort study conducted at clinical sites in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Fewer than half of the children in this study knew their HIV status, which highlights the need for better strategies for disclosure that are age and culturally appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: George K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Siberry
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión," Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Jorge O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Alarcón
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión," Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Mary Reyes
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión," Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Lenka Kolevic
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión," Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celia de Menezes Succi
authors.affiliation: Hospital Femina, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferreira Peixoto
authors.affiliation: Westat, Rockville, Maryland.
authors.forename: Sonia K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Stoszek
authors.affiliation: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hazra
authors.affiliation: Westat, Rockville, Maryland.
authors.forename: D Robert
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D030881:Disclosure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies