Location of the study |
% Disclosure of HIV diagnosis among children |
Study Sample & size |
Study design |
Authors |
A bidjan , Côte d'Iv oir e. |
63% |
229 adolescents |
Cross section |
Meless, et al. 2013[48] |
West Africa |
33.50% |
650 adolescents |
Cohort |
Arrivé, et al. 2012[11] |
Ghana, West Africa |
21% |
71 caregiver-child dyads |
Cross section |
Kallem, et al. 2011[23] |
Rwanda, E &C Africa |
65% |
1,034 children 7-15 on HAART and in the pre-HAART phase |
Cross section |
Binagwaho, et al. 2012[26] |
Adis Ababa, Ethiopia |
16.30% |
172 parents/caregivers of HIV-infected school-age children |
Cross section |
Abebe W, Teferra S, 2012[2] |
Nigeria |
13.50% |
83 Caregivers of 96 children |
Cross section |
Brown, et al. 2011[22] |
India |
41.4% [75.3% inaccurate information] |
145 children |
Cross section |
Bhattacharya, et al.2011[34] |
India |
14% |
50 children |
Cross section |
Singh, et al. 2009[21] |
Thailand |
19.80% |
Primary caregivers of 96 HIV-infected children aged 5 years and older |
Cross section |
Boon-Yasidhi, et al. 2005[19] |
United States |
43% |
85 HIV-infected, school-age patients |
Retrospective chart review |
Mialky, et al. 2001[18] |
New York city, USA |
70% |
196 PLHIV+ youth and their caregivers |
Cross section |
Santamaria, et al. 2011[25] |
New York, USA |
41% full disclosure |
73 perinatally HIV infected 6 years and older |
Prospective cohort receiving care at hospital |
Lee & Johann-Liang, 1999[35] |
Newark, 1999 |
57.1% |
42 children older than 9 years |
Descriptive cohort |
Grubman, et al. 1995[16] |
Table1: Reported disclosure of HIV diagnosis among HIV infected children/ adolescents
Figure 1: Review of articles searched from electronic data bases and showing the final yield of articles that were analyzed .
Figure 2: Schematic representation of process of perinatal HIV disclosure. Parents' preparedness is of prime importance for a successful disclosure. At both stages when parents are being prepared and when actual disclosure is taking place, information material on HIV should be used and parent-child bond should be reinforced.