HIV disclosure status and factors among adult HIV positive patients in a secondary health facility in North-Eastern Nigeria, 2011.

Autor:	Dankoli RS; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria ; State Specialist Hospital, Gombe, Nigeria., Aliyu AA; Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Nsubuga P; Global Public Health Solutions, Decatur, 30033, GA, USA., Nguku P; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria., Ossai OP; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria., Tukur D; Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Ibrahim L; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria., Madi JE; State Specialist Hospital, Gombe, Nigeria., Dalhat M; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria., Abdullaziz M; Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP), Abuja, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2014 Jul 21; Vol. 18 Suppl 1, pp. 4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 21 (Print Publication: 2014).
DOI:	10.11694/pamj.supp.2014.18.1.3551
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Disclosure of HIV status especially to sexual partners is an important prevention goal. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of HIV status disclosure and the factors associated with disclosure by HIV positive patients attending the adult Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) clinic in State Specialist Hospital Gombe (SSHG) a secondary health facility in north-eastern Nigeria. Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study among adult HIV positive patients enrolled into the HIV/AIDS programme of SSHG. Study participant were sampled using a systematic random sampling. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, disclosure status and factors associated with disclosure. Data was analyzed using Epi-info software. Results: Of the 198 (99%) respondents, 159 (80.3%) were females. The mean age of respondents was 32.9 years (SD ± 9.5). Sixty percent of the respondents were married. Most (97.5%) had disclosed their HIV status and majority (36.8%) disclosed to their spouses. Sixty four percent of the respondents had treatment supporter and spouses (42.9%) were their choice of a treatment supporter. Disclosure of HIV status was found to be associated with age < 40 years Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 38.16; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 2.42-602.61. Gender, employment status, educational level, duration of infection and marital status were not found to be significantly associated with disclosure of HIV status. Conclusion: Disclosure of HIV status was high in the study population. Spouses were the most preferred choice of persons to disclose HIV status to, and the most adopted as treatment supporter. HIV status disclosure is encouraged after diagnosis because of its importance especially among couples.
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