Desta, Roman Negewo (2014) Assessment of Magnitude and Factors that Affect Care Givers’ Disclosure of HIV Diagnosis to their HIV Infected Children in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2013/2014. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Most studies conducted on HIV disclosure to infected children report on the challenges experienced by caregivers to disclose HIV status to their HIV infected children. Therefore it‟s essential to look for factors that affect care givers' disclosure of HIV diagnosis to their HIV infected children in these settings. Objective: To assess magnitude and factors affecting care givers' disclosure of HIV diagnosis to their HIV infected children in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted. A study was conducted from February 2014 to April 2014 among 372 primary caregivers of HIV infected children aged 6-15 years in nine health facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data were collected through structured pre tested questionnaire. It consisted of both closed- and open-ended questions. Data were entered into EPI Info version 3.54 and analyzed by using SPSS version 21 for windows. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean, median, standard deviation, and range were used to summarize the results. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were done. Qualitative study were used to support the quantitative study. Data were summarized by using tables. Results: Based on caregivers reports, 111 (29.8%) of the children knew about their HIV positive status. Marital status of caregivers, age of the child, Caregiver‟s HIV status, those caregivers discuss about disclosure issue with healthcare providers and children who get aid or support from charity organizations. were found to have statistically significant association with disclosure of HIV positive status to HIV infected children at p<0.05 in multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Parents or guardians may have a critical need for health education and counseling in order to develop a plan for disclosing to their children. Addressing and scaling up efforts on stigma and discrimination in neighborhoods, communities, and school settings; and developing guideline for disclosure of children with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopian context will increase the rate of disclosure of children‟s HIV positive status.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Nov 2018 07:11 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2018 07:11 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7252 |
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