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- HIV status nondisclosure is a significant problem in Tanzania's health system, highlighted by a study of 380 people living with HIV (PLWH) aiming to explore voluntary disclosure to sexual partners.
- About 78% of participants disclosed their HIV status, and various factors influenced this, such as living with a partner and knowing their serostatus.
- The study suggests that improving HIV disclosure awareness and reducing stigma could enhance voluntary disclosure rates among PLWH in Tanzania.
Article Abstract
HIV status nondisclosure to sexual partners remains a major challenge in Tanzania's health system. This hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study design recruited 380 people living with HIV (PLWH) to assess voluntary HIV status disclosure to sexual partners, the associated factors, and outcomes among PLWH in Tanzania. Approximately 78% ( n = 297) of the study participants reported disclosing their HIV status to their sexual partners. Adjusted multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that HIV status disclosure to sexual partners was significantly associated with living with a sexual partner (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.91, 95% CI [1.43-10.72]), knowledge of HIV disclosure (AOR = 11.71, 95% CI [2.88-47.63]), known serostatus of the sexual partner (AOR = 40.20, 95% CI [15.31-105.56]), and HIV disclosure-related stigma (AOR = 0.92, 95% CI [0.85-0.99]). Addressing these significant factors will maximize the magnitude of voluntary disclosure to sexual partners.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11346699 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000486 | DOI Listing |
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