Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Status Disclosure in Kenya

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorNgige, Lucy W.
dc.contributor.authorNdayala, Phoebe D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-17T07:49:38Z
dc.date.available2024-01-17T07:49:38Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACTThe purpose of the study was to determine whether socio-demographic characteristics of People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) predicted self-disclosure of HIV seropositivity status in Kenya. A survey was conducted among a random sample of 232 respondents in Nairobi County. Data was gathered through interviews and focus group discussions. The findings indicated that 28.0% of the respondents were male and 72.0% were female. The respondents were aware of their HIV seropositive status for at least one year prior to the study. About half of the respondents (50.9%) had disclosed their HIV seropositive status, while 49.1% had not disclosed. The binary logistic regression established that the socio-demographic predictors of HIV seropositive status disclosure were educational attainment (AOR =1.266; p = 0.001), regular employment status (AOR = 1.691; p = 0.001) perceptions of financial security (AOR = 2.440; p = 0.020) and knowledge of management of HIV (AOR = 3.505; p = 0.001). However, respondents’ sex (p = 0.162), age (p = 0.921) and marital status p = 0.621) were not statistically significant predictors of HIV seropositivity disclosure to sexual partners. This implies that public health programmes should focus on educational interventions, financial security, and training on the management protocols for People Living with HIV and AIDS in order to promote HIV seropositivity status disclosure to sexual partners.APACITATIONNgige, L. W.& Ndayala,P. D. (2022). Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Status Disclosure in Kenya. East African Journal of Health and Science, 5(1), 73-83. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.5.1.608.CHICAGOCITATIONNgige, Lucy W. & Phoebe D. Ndayala. 2022. “Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Status Disclosure in Kenya.”. East African Journal of Health and Science5(1), 73-83. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.5.1.608.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNgige, L. W.& Ndayala,P. D. (2022). Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Status Disclosure in Kenya. East African Journal of Health and Science, 5(1), 73-83. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.5.1.608en_US
dc.identifier.otherArticle DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.5.1.608
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27283
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publishereajhs.eanso.orgen_US
dc.subjectDemographicsen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectHIV Serostatusen_US
dc.subjectSelf-disclosureen_US
dc.subjectSexual Partnersen_US
dc.subjectPLWHAen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Status Disclosure in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Status Disclosure in Kenya.pdf
Size:
352.45 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Fulltext article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Department of Population and Reproductive Health