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HIV/AIDS
Studies in the area of HIV/AIDS in children reported from J. Rwemisisi and co-researchers
March 29th, 2008
A new study, ''What if they ask how I got it'' Dilemmas of disclosing parental HIV status and testing children for HIV in Uganda,' is now available. According to recent research from Entebbe, Uganda, "Limited research has been conducted outside Western settings on how HIV-positive parents decide to test and disclose their own HIV status to children. We conducted a qualitative study in 2001 and 2005 to assess parent attitudes and current counselling policy and practice regarding child testing and parental disclosure in Uganda prior to the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy." "Parent perspectives were obtained through extended in-depth interviews with 10 HIV-positive...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-29)
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