Prevalence and Associated Characteristics of HIV-Infected Children in Latin America Who Know Their HIV Status. (14th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Sonia; Siberry, George K; Alarcón, Jorge O; Vega, Mary Reyes; Roca, Lenka Kolevic; Gutierrez, César; Celia de Menezes Succi, Regina; Ferreira Peixoto, Mario; Stoszek, Sonia K; Hazra, Rohan; Harris, D Robert
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Volume 7:Number 1(2018:Mar.)
• Page Start: 78
• Page End: 81
• Publication Date: 2017-02-14
• Subjects: children -- disclosure -- HIV infection -- Latin America; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pix001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2048-7193

Abstract

Abstract: We estimated the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure in children from a prospective observational cohort study conducted at clinical sites in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Fewer than half of the children in this study knew their HIV status, which highlights the need for better strategies for disclosure that are age and culturally appropriate.