HIV knowledge, stigma, and illness beliefs among pediatric caregivers in Ghana who have not disclosed their child's HIV status

HIV knowledge, stigma, and illness beliefs among pediatric caregivers in Ghana who have not disclosed their child's HIV status

The majority of HIV-infected children in sub-Saharan Africa have not been informed of their HIV status. Caregivers are reluctant to disclose HIV status to their children because of concern about the child’s ability to understand, parental sense of guilt, and fear of social rejection and isolation. W...

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Main Authors: Paintsil, Elijah, Renner, Lorna, Antwi, Sampson, Dame, Joycelyn, Enimil, Anthony, Ofori-Atta, Angela, Alhassan, Amina, Ofori, Irene Pokuaa, Cong, Xiangyu, Kyriakides, Tassos, Reynolds, Nancy R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4665118/

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