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The Prevalence of Disclosure of HIV Status to HIV-Infected Children in Western Kenya.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:As antiretroviral therapy (ART) allows the world's 2.3 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children to grow and thrive, these children need to be informed of their HIV status. Neither the prevalence of disclosure to children nor its impact has been evaluated in most resource-limited settings. METHODS:We conducted a prospective assessment of a random sample of HIV-infected children ages 6-14 years enrolled in HIV care at a large referral clinic in Eldoret, Kenya. Clinicians administered questionnaires to children and caregivers independently at routine clinic visits to assess disclosure status, ART adherence, stigma, and depression. Children's demographic and clinical characteristics were extracted from chart review. We calculated descriptive statistics and performed logistic regression to assess the association between disclosure and other characteristics. RESULTS:Two hundred seventy children-caregiver dyads completed questionnaires. The mean child age was 9.3 years (standard deviation 2.6); 49% were male, and 42% were orphans. 11.1% of children had been informed of their HIV status (N = 30). Of those under 10 years, 3.3% knew their status, whereas 9.2% of 10- to 12-year-olds and 39.5% of 13- to 14-year-olds knew they had HIV. Only age was significantly associated with disclosure status in both bivariate analyses (P < .0001) and multiple logistic regression (odds ratio 1.67, 95% confidence interval 1.36-2.05) when considering social demographics, disease stage variables, adherence, stigma measures, and depression. CONCLUSIONS:Rates of informing children in western Kenya of their HIV status are low, even among older children. Guiding families through developmentally appropriate disclosure processes should be a key facet of long-term pediatric HIV management.

journal_name

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

journal_title

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors

Turissini ML,Nyandiko WM,Ayaya SO,Marete I,Mwangi A,Chemboi V,Warui L,Vreeman RC

doi

10.1093/jpids/pit024

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-06-01 00:00:00

pages

136-43

issue

eissn

2048-7193

issn

2048-7207

pii

pit024

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The Prevalence of Disclosure of HIV Status to HIV-Infected Children in Western Kenya.