Disclosing parental HIV status to children in China: Lessons learned through an intervention study

For HIV-infected parents, deciding whether and how to disclose their illness to their children is a major stressor. In China, due to significant HIV stigma, disclosure distress is acute. Our objective was to understand HIV-infected parents ’ concerns regarding disclosure of their HIV status to their children. HIV-infected parents (N = 10) were recruited to attend a 3-session nursing intervention. In our post-hoc analysis, progress notes from each session were analyzed for themes to illuminate parental decision-making processes.
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research