Prevalence of, and barriers to the disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents in a district of Ghana

Prevalence of, and barriers to the disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents in a district of Ghana

Abstract Background Globally there are about 3.3million children under the age of 15 years living with HIV. Of this number, 88% live in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, an estimated 33,000 children were said to be living with the HIV infection in 2012. Lack of disclosure adversely affects the well-bein...

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Main Authors: Eric Gyamfi, Paul Okyere, Acheampong Enoch, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Subjects:
Prevalence
Barriers
HIV disclosure
Children
Adolescents
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-017-0114-6

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