Why tell children: A synthesis of the global literature on reasons for disclosing or not disclosing an HIV diagnosis to children 12 and under

While the psychological and health benefits of knowing one’s HIV diagnosis have been documented for adults and adolescents, practice is still in development for younger children. Moderating conditions for whether or not to tell a child he/she has HIV vary by region and local context. They include ac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beatrice J. Krauss, Susan Letteney, Chioma Okoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00181/full