HIV diagnosis disclosure to infected children and adolescents; challenges of family caregivers in the Central Region of Ghana
Abstract Background Disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to infected older children and adolescents is essential for both personal health maintenance and HIV prevention within the larger population. Non-disclosure of HIV status has been identified as one of the potential barriers to opti...
Main Authors: | Anna Hayfron-Benjamin, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Stephen Ayisi-Addo, Peter Mate Siakwa, Sylvia Mupepi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1330-5 |
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