Disclosure Pattern and Its Determinants among Patients Attending Anti-Retroviral Clinics in a North Central Capital City in Nigeria.

Autor:	Aderibigbe AA; Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria., Osagbemi GK; Department of Epidemiology and Community Health University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., Ahmed A; Department of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Fasiku MM; Department of Epidemiology and Community Health University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria., Osinubi MO; Department of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Olawale M; Department of Community Health, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association [Niger Med J] 2023 Feb 24; Vol. 63 (5), pp. 409-417. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 24 (Print Publication: 2022).
Abstrakt:	Background: It has been observed that contributory factors such as unprotected sexual intercourse and vertical transmission of HIV to the unborn child during childbirth still occur among women living with HIV.HIV status disclosure has also been found to lead to improved access to HIV prevention and treatment programmes. Methodology: The study was a descriptive cross sectional study using quantitative and qualitative data collection tools. Four hundred patients were recruited for the study and systematic sampling was used to select respondents at each treatment centre. Data was collected using a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire and a patient focus group discussion (FGD) guide. Results: The age of the respondents ranged from 20 to 70 years and 75.5% of the respondents were females. More than three-quarters of respondents (77%) had disclosed their status to their partners. Status disclosure to sexual partners was higher among respondents who were currently living with their partners (87.1%, p=<0.001). Conclusion: The study recommended that Government, partners and multilateral agencies needs to consider establishing empowerment schemes for women and men living with HIV to enable them live economic viable lives and avoid using economic means as a determinant of status disclosure. Competing Interests: No conflict of interest declared (Copyright © 2023 Nigerian Medical Association.)
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