HIV/AIDS

Research from Northern Illinois University in the area of HIV/AIDS published

Published in AIDS Weekly, March 9th, 2009

According to recent research from the United States, "Theorists posit that personal decisions to disclose being HIV positive are made based on the perceived consequences of that disclosure. This study examines the perceived costs and benefits of self-disclosure among African American injection drug users (IDUs)."

"A total of 80 African American IDUs were interviewed in-depth subsequent to testing HIV positive. Participants reported that interpersonal costs of self-disclosure included stigma, loss of sexual/romantic partners, emotional harming of family/friends, shattering of privacy, physical isolation, blame, and loss of income. The benefits of disclosure included...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-03-09)

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