Determinants of Disclosure on HIV Sero-Status among People Living With HIV and on Antiretroviral Treatment at Mombasa County Referral Hospital, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorJoshua, K. M.
dc.contributor.authorAlloys, O.
dc.contributor.authorAggrey, A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-11T13:25:47Z
dc.date.available2020-08-11T13:25:47Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research article published in EPRA International Journal of Research and Development (IJRD)en_US
dc.description.abstractIt is estimated that Kenya has 1.6 million people living with HIV and 88,000 new adult infections annually. The objective of this study was to explore the level of HIV sero – status disclosure and the disclosure outcomes among PLHIV on ART treatment. A cross-sectional study design was employed. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using SPSS version 20, frequencies generated for categorical variables and comparison between proportions examined using Chi– square test. A sample size of 432 was arrived at using Cochrane’s formula. Simple random sampling was used to recruit the subjects and all signed a written informed consent. The quantitative results showed 174 (40.3%) of the subjects were male and 258 (59.7%) female. The mean age was 35.0 years. The overall disclosure rate among PLHIV was 79.2%. Key determinants of disclosure were disease transmission (AOR 21.125; 95% CI 6.942-64.286), unfaithfulness (AOR 7.133; 95% CI 3.713- 13.628) and consistent condom use (AOR 5.619; CI 2.659-11.873). Qualitative findings on disclosure perceptions showed 42.78% good, 32.97% low self esteem, 17.3% quilt and 6.22% shame. The study realized 46% of PLHIV were not aware of their spouse HIV status despite being on care.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEPRA International Journal of Research and Development (IJRD). Vol 5, No 3en_US
dc.identifier.issn2455-7838
dc.identifier.urihttps://eprajournals.com/jpanel/upload/101pm_59.EPRA%20Journals-4036.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20232
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEPRA International Journal of Research and Development (IJRD)en_US
dc.subjectDisclosureen_US
dc.subjectSero-statusen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of Disclosure on HIV Sero-Status among People Living With HIV and on Antiretroviral Treatment at Mombasa County Referral Hospital, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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