2017
DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2017.1341359
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To tell or not to tell: Dimensions of disclosure to children with HIV in the Zambezi region of Northern Namibia

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“…explaining the disclosure process to the caregiver) is not completed in front of the child so that the child’s well-being is safeguarded [ 4 , 16 ]. Despite these detailed guidelines, many children are unaware of their HIV status and their caregivers are hesitant to disclose to them [ 17 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…explaining the disclosure process to the caregiver) is not completed in front of the child so that the child’s well-being is safeguarded [ 4 , 16 ]. Despite these detailed guidelines, many children are unaware of their HIV status and their caregivers are hesitant to disclose to them [ 17 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lack of knowledge on how and when to approach the disclosure question is another important factor delaying disclosure [4,13,[16][17][18][19][24][25][26][27]. A study in Ghana [26] and another in Peru [28], reported that few mothers were confident in their ability to disclose their status due to social stigma and the possibility of this stigma being passed onto their children.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The copyright holder for this preprint this version posted October 19, 2021. ; https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.14.21264620 doi: medRxiv preprint Guiding caregivers through disclosure 4 untimely disclosure of HIV status to others; exposure of the caregiver's "personal secrets"; and caregiver's lack of knowledge on how and when to approach the disclosure questions (4,13,16,17,(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). A recent study in Ghana (28) reported that caregivers lacked knowledge on how to disclose to their children, and that this poor knowledge was the main reason for delayed disclosure.…”
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“…The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the South African National Department of Health (SANDoH) encourage a comprehensive approach to disclosure which ensures the child's physical, emotional, cognitive and social well-being is safeguarded by pre-disclosure not being completed in front of the child and children of school going age to be made aware of their caregivers' HIV status (4,10,11,13,16). Despite this, studies have shown that many children are unaware of their HIV status and that their caregivers are hesitant to disclose to them (17).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%