Communication about safer sex and serostatus disclosure in HIV-positive adolescents with haemophilia
| Autor: | Rachelle Nuss, David Cotton, Thomas Kisker, Peter S. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Alienation Hematology General Medicine Interpersonal communication Haemophilia medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Feeling Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Medicine Young adult business Serostatus Genetics (clinical) media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Haemophilia. 1:126-130 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2516 1351-8216 |
| Popis: | Summary Objectives. To assess the attitudes, beliefs and feelings of adolscents and young men with severe haemophilia with respect to discussing safer sex and disclosing their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity to potential sex partners. Methods. Fifty-nine males with haemophilia from throughout the US answered open-ended questions. Results. Talking about avoidance of transmitting AIDS and disclosing one's seropositivity was beneficial, moral and wise. Nevertheless, this was exceedingly, difficult, unpleasant, and fraught with fear of rejection and alienation. Communication was approved by family, friends, and health-care providers. Facilitators of communication were: knowledge and an accepting attitude about persons with HIV, a supportive person to assist with discussion, and environmental cues. Conclusion. This first report of HIV-infected adolescents and young adults reveals that although they endorse discussing safer sex and disclosing their HIV seropositivity, they are painfully aware of the social and interpersonal risks of such extremely difficult communications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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