Maternal HIV disclosure to young HIV-uninfected children: An evaluation of a family-centred intervention in South Africa

AIDS

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2014, Pages

  Rochat, Tamsen J ^a,b   Arteche, Adriane X ^c   Stein, Alan ^d,e   Mkwanazi, Ntombizodumo ^a,e   Bland, Ruth M ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disclosure; family; HIV; maternal disclosure; rural; school Aged children; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS UNINFECTED CHILDREN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOUTH AFRICA; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903952593     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000333     Document Type: Article

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