Maternal HIV disclosure to HIV-uninfected children in rural South Africa: A pilot study of a family-based intervention

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rochat, Tamsen J ^a,b   Mkwanazi, Ntombizodumo ^a,c   Bland, Ruth ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family centred; HIV disclosure; Intervention; Maternal HIV disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873938665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-147     Document Type: Article

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