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Child Care Health Dev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 July 01. Published in final edited form as: Child Care Health Dev. 2016 July ; 42(4): 553–564. doi:10.1111/cch.12338.
Issues around childhood disclosure of HIV status – findings from a qualitative study in West Bengal, India A. Das*, R. Detels*, M. Javanbakht*, and S. Panda† *Department
of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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†National
Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED/ICMR), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Abstract Introduction—Informing the children living with HIV (CLH) about their disease (disclosure) is important from the perspective of disease treatment and overall psychosocial development. There are no published studies that qualitatively explored HIV disclosure-related issues among CLH in India. Our aim was to provide insights into the perceptions of informal caregivers of CLH regarding childhood disclosure.
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Methods—Children were defined as those aged 15 years)
4 (20)
7 (50)
11 (32)
Whenever the child can understand
9 (45)
2 (14)
11 (32)
Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.
Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Child Care Health Dev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 July 01.
Child Care Health Dev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 July 01. Published in final edited form as: Child Care Health Dev. 2016 July ; 42(4): 553–564. doi:10.1111/cch.12338.
Issues around childhood disclosure of HIV status – findings from a qualitative study in West Bengal, India A. Das*, R. Detels*, M. Javanbakht*, and S. Panda† *Department
of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Author Manuscript
†National
Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED/ICMR), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Abstract Introduction—Informing the children living with HIV (CLH) about their disease (disclosure) is important from the perspective of disease treatment and overall psychosocial development. There are no published studies that qualitatively explored HIV disclosure-related issues among CLH in India. Our aim was to provide insights into the perceptions of informal caregivers of CLH regarding childhood disclosure.
Author Manuscript
Methods—Children were defined as those aged 15 years)
4 (20)
7 (50)
11 (32)
Whenever the child can understand
9 (45)
2 (14)
11 (32)
Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.
Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Child Care Health Dev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 July 01.
