Sex and secrecy: How HIV-status disclosure affects safe sex among HIV-positive adolescents

This study aims to identify whether knowledge of HIV-status by HIV-positive adolescents and partners was associated with safer sex

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 November 2015
Country:
South Africa
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Toska, E, Cluver, Lucie D, Hodes, R, Kidia, Khameer K

Abstract

HIV-positive adolescents who engage in unsafe sex are at heightened risk for transmitting or re-acquiring HIV. Disclosure of HIV-status to sexual partners may impact on condom use, but no study has explored the effects of:

  1. adolescent knowledge of one’s HIV-status,
  2. knowledge of partner status
  3. disclosure to partners, on safer sex behaviour.

This study aimed to identify whether knowledge of HIV-status by HIV-positive adolescents and partners was associated with safer sex.

This article is part of the Technical Assistance for the Southern Africa Regional Programme on HIV prevention evidence programme.

Citation

Elona Toska, Lucie D. Cluver, Rebecca Hodes & Khameer K. Kidia (2015) Sex and secrecy: How HIV-status disclosure affects safe sex among HIV-positive adolescents, AIDS Care, 27:sup1, 47-58, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1071775

Sex and secrecy: How HIV-status disclosure affects safe sex among HIV-positive adolescents

Published 1 November 2015
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