Predictors of Disclosure of Maternal HIV Status by Caregivers to their Children in an Inner-City Community in the United States |
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Authors: | Rozan Abdulrahman Emma Stuard Mary E Vachon Cate Nicholas Richard Neugebauer Stefan H F Hagmann Murli U Purswani |
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Institution: | 1.Columbia University,Mailman School of Public Health, Environmental Health Department,New York,USA;2.Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center,Department of Pediatrics,Bronx,USA;3.Columbia University,Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology,New York,USA |
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Abstract: | Disclosure of HIV status to children is a challenge parents living with HIV face. To evaluate predictors of maternal HIV disclosure in a low-income clinic in the U.S. that serves an African American, Hispanic and immigrant population with high HIV prevalence, 172 caregivers with 608 children completed a standardized survey. Caregivers were 93 % female, 84 % biological mothers, and 34 % foreign born. Sixty-two (36 %) caregivers had at least one disclosed child, 42 of whom also had other nondisclosed children. Of all children, 581 (96 %) were uninfected and 181 (30 %) were disclosed. Caregiver’s U.S. birth (OR: 2.32, 95 % CI 1.20–4.52), child’s age (OR: 1.2/year, 95 % CI 1.16–1.24), and increased HIV-stigma perception by caregiver (1.06/point increase, 95 % CI 1.04–1.09) predicted disclosure. Children were more often disclosed if their caregiver was born in the U.S. or reported higher HIV-related stigma. These findings suggest that complex family context may complicate disclosure, particularly among immigrants. |
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