Human immunodeficiency virus positive status disclosure to a sexual partner and its determinant factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fikadu Ambaw YehualashetEleni TegegneMekbib TessemaMulualem EndeshawPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
The pooled national estimate of HIV/AIDS positive status disclosure is low as compared to the WHO disclosure rate of developing countries and the findings of other national and international studies. Ministry of health and other stakeholders shall design new approaches and strategies to encourage disclosure of HIV status, educate the public about the negative impact of nondisclosure within family members. Health care providers working at Human HIV test centers shall emphasis extensive counseling on disclosure of status to a partner. Moreover, different stakeholders, health workers and community members shall establish, organize, and support HIV/AIDS Associations and motivate HIV positive people to be engaged and participated.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv aids
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- mental health
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- public health
- hepatitis c virus
- endothelial cells
- emergency department
- south africa
- quality improvement
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- double blind
- case control