Abdul Razak Doat|Reza Negarandeh|Marzieh Hasanpour
Disclosure of HIV Status to Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Iranshahr University|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Iranshahr University|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Iranshahr University
background objectives study aimed assess level hiv disclosure children subsaharan africa relates prevalence disclosure barriers merits demerits timing disclosure factors promote parents caregivers decisions disclose information materials methods systematic literature search performed using following online databases pubmed google scholar web science scopus embase obtain relevant articles hiv disclosure children subsaharan africa following search terms used hiv disclosure subsaharan africa children results total 18 articles included systematic review studies hiv status disclosure children subsaharan africa included total 1343 hivpositive children 1879 caregiverchild healthcare workerchild dyads following countries ethiopia south africa ghana kenya cote divoire burundi cameroon democratic republic congo uganda burkina faso zambia prevalence hiv disclosure ranged low 9 72 age major factor associated disclosure conclusions hiv status disclosure children quite low subsaharan africa result multiple factors parentscaregivers fear child disclosing status others lack knowledge disclosure made assertion children young cannot withstand psychological impact diagnosis