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Rate, pattern and barriers of HIV serostatus disclosure in a resource-limited setting in the Niger delta of Nigeria

The disclosure of HIV serostatus is a difficult emotional task creating opportunity for both support and rejection. In this study, we evaluated the rate, patterns and barriers to HIV serostatus disclosure. A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire from 187 HIV infected people residing in a resource-limited setting in the Niger Delta of Nigeria was analysed. Of the 187 HIV seropositive patients studied, 144 (77.0%) had disclosed their HIV-serostatus while 43 (23.0%) had not. Results showed that the patients had disclosed their HIV-serostatus to: parents (22.3%), siblings (9.7%), pasto…

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Source	OpenAlex research
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	Tropical Doctor
Date	2006-04-01
Type	article
Details	openalex authorships.countries:NG,primary topic.subfield.id:3320\|3321\|3308\|1202\|3303\|3312\|2002\|2000\|2003 + local /\bnige
Found at	https://doi.org/10.1258/004947506776593378
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Record ID	`openalex:W2095998727`

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Rate, pattern and barriers of HIV serostatus disclosure in a resource-limited setting in the Niger delta of Nigeria. OpenAlex research, 2006. Vero Archive, record openalex:W2095998727.