Caregivers' Attitudes towards HIV Testing and Disclosure of HIV Status to At-Risk Children in Rural Uganda.

Caregivers' Attitudes towards HIV Testing and Disclosure of HIV Status to At-Risk Children in Rural Uganda.

Caregivers of HIV-positive children were interviewed in the Mbarara and Isingiro districts of Uganda to identify current trends in practices related to HIV testing and the disclosure of HIV status to the child. A total of 28 caregivers of at least one HIV-positive child participated in semi-structur...

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Main Authors:	Rick Lorenz, Eisha Grant, Winnie Muyindike, Samuel Maling, Claire Card, Carol Henry, Adil J Nazarali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4755560?pdf=render

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