Disclosure of HIV status to infected children in a Nigerian HIV care programme

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1053-1058

  Brown, Biobele J ^a,b   Oladokun, Regina E ^a,b   Osinusi, Kikelomo ^a,b   Ochigbo, Sunny ^c   Adewole, Isaac F ^b   Kanki, Phyllis ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c APIN Plus/Harvard PEPFAR   (Nigeria)

^d APIN Plus/Harvard PEPFAR   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

disclosure; Nigeria; paediatric HIV

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SURVIVAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 80052121783     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.554523     Document Type: Article

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