To Say or Not to Say: A Qualitative Study on the Disclosure of Their Condition by Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 356-362

  Michaud, Pierre André ^a   Suris, Joan Carles ^a   Thomas, L Ralph ^a   Kahlert, Christian ^b,c   Rudin, Christoph ^c   Cheseaux, Jean Jacques ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Sion Cantonal Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; AIDS; Coping; Disclosure; HIV; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWITZERLAND; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SWITZERLAND; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749144050     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Dubois-Arber F., and Haour-Knipe M. HIV/AIDS institutional discrimination in Switzerland. Soc Sci Med 52 (2001) 1525-1535
2. Dubois-Arber F., Jeannin A., and Spencer B. Long term global evaluation of a national AIDS prevention strategy: The case of Switzerland. AIDS 13 (1999) 2571-2582
3. Suris J.C., Michaud P.A., and Viner R. The adolescent with a chronic condition. Part I: Developmental issues. Arch Dis Child 89 (2004) 938-942
4. Marques H.H., Silva N.G., Gutierrez P.L., et al. [Disclosure of HIV infection from the perspective of adolescents living with HIV/AIDS and their parents and caregivers]. Cad Saude Publica 22 (2006) 619-629
5. Battles H.B., and Wiener L.S. From adolescence through young adulthood: Psychosocial adjustment associated with long-term survival of HIV. J Adolesc Health 30 (2002) 161-168
6. Gerson A.C., Joyner M., Fosarelli P., et al. Disclosure of HIV diagnosis to children: When, where, why, and how. J Pediatr Health Care 15 (2001) 161-167
7. Wiener L., Mellins C.A., Marhefka S., and Battles H.B. Disclosure of an HIV diagnosis to children: History, current research, and future directions. J Dev Behav Pediatr 28 (2007) 155-166
8. Wiener L.S., and Battles H.B. Untangling the web: A close look at diagnosis disclosure among HIV-infected adolescents. J Adolesc Health 38 (2006) 307-309
9. Charmaz K. Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis (2006), Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA
10. Pless I.B., and Douglas J.W. Chronic illness in childhood. I. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics. Pediatrics 47 (1971) 405-414
11. Pless I.B., Power C., and Peckham C.S. Long-term psychosocial sequelae of chronic physical disorders in childhood. Pediatrics 91 (1993) 1131-1136
12. Trocme N., Vaudre G., Dollfus C., and Leverger G. [Factors impacting on antiretroviral therapy compliance in HIV positive adolescents]. Arch Pediatr 9 (2002) 1241-1247
13. Wiener L.S., Battles H.B., and Heilman N. Public disclosure of a child's HIV infection: Impact on children and families. AIDS Patient Care STDS 14 (2000) 485-497
14. Ostrom R.A., Serovich J.M., Lim J.Y., and Mason T.L. The role of stigma in reasons for HIV disclosure and non-disclosure to children. AIDS Care 18 (2006) 60-65
15. Taha T.E., Nour S., Kumwenda N.I., et al. Gender differences in perinatal HIV acquisition among African infants. Pediatrics 115 (2005) e167-e172
16. Thorne C., and Newell M.L. Are girls more at risk of intrauterine-acquired HIV infection than boys?. AIDS 18 (2004) 344-347
17. Tozzi A.E., Salmaso S., Giuliani M., and Greco D. AIDS cases in adolescents and young adults in Italy: Inferences from descriptive epidemiology. Eur J Pediatr 150 (1991) 473-476
18. McIntyre P. Protecting Young People from HIV and AIDS: The Role of Health Services (2004), World Health Organisation, Geneva
19. Tahir S., Finger W., and Ruland C. Adolescents: Orphaned and vulnerable in the time of HIV and AIDS. Youthlens (2005) 18
20. UNICEF. HIV and Young People. A Review of the State of the Epidemic and Its Impact on World Youth (2003), UNICEF, New York
21. Johnson R. What youth need: Adapting HIV care models. J Adolesc Health 33 (2003) 1-65
22. Johnson R.L., Botwinick G., Sell R.L., et al. The utilization of treatment and case management services by HIV-infected youth. J Adolesc Health 33 (2003) 31-38
23. National Center for Infectious Diseases Division of HIV/AIDS. Revised classification system for HIV infection and expanded surveillance case definition for AIDS among adolescents and adults. MMWR (1992) 18