TY - JOUR
AU1 - Wong, Lauren, H
AU2 - Rooyen, Heidi, Van
AU3 - Modiba,, Precious
AU4 - Richter,, Linda
AU5 - Gray,, Glenda
AU6 - McIntyre, James, A
AU7 - Schetter, Christine, Dunkel
AU8 - Coates,, Thomas
AB - Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/jaids by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/12/2020 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Test and Tell: Correlates and Consequences of Testing and Disclosure of HIV Status in South Africa (HPTN 043 Project Accept) Lauren H. Wong, MA,* Heidi Van Rooyen, MA,† Precious Modiba, MA,‡ Linda Richter, PhD,† Glenda Gray, MBBCH, FCPaeds(SA),‡ James A. McIntyre, MBChB, MRCOG,‡ Christine Dunkel Schetter, PhD,* and Thomas Coates, PhD§ Conclusions: Disclosure is associated with reports of consequent Background: As the numbers of HIV-positive diagnoses rise in safer sexual behavior and greater social support. Interventions might South Africa, it is important to understand the determinants and be informed by the costs and benefits of disclosure and differences in consequences of HIV disclosure. disclosure to sexual partner vs. to one’s social network. Methods: Cross-sectional survey from random community samples Key Words: AIDS, behavior change, community sample, disclosure, of men and women in urban and rural South Africa (n = 217 HIV- HIV, social support, South Africa positive individuals, 89% female). (J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009;50:215–222) Results: Two thirds of all known HIV-infected adults in these communities had disclosed their status to sexual partner(s). On outh Africa has the most people living with HIV/AIDS in average, individuals who 
TI - Test and Tell: Correlates and Consequences of Testing and Disclosure of HIV Status in South Africa (HPTN 043 Project Accept)
JF - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
DO - 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181900172
DA - 2009-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/test-and-tell-correlates-and-consequences-of-testing-and-disclosure-of-TiwurvIewL
SP - 215
VL - 50
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -