FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIV VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE TO ONE'S STEADY SEXUAL PARTNER IN MALI: RESULTS FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société Accéder directement au contenu
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIV VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE TO ONE'S STEADY SEXUAL PARTNER IN MALI: RESULTS FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY

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Despite the widespread dissemination of HIV information through public awareness campaigns in Mali, disclosing seropositivity to one’s steady sexual partner (SSP) remains difficult for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Disclosure is a public health concern with serious implications and is also strongly linked to the quality of life of PLHIV. This study aimed to analyse factors associated with voluntary HIV disclosure to one’s SSP, using a community-based cross-sectional study on 300 adult PLHIV in contact with a Malian communitybased organization working in the field of AIDS response. A 125-item questionnaire was administered by trained personnel to study participants between May and October 2011. Analysis was restricted to the 219 participants who both reported having a SSP and answered to the question on disclosure to their SSP. A weighted multivariate logistic regression was used to determine variables independently associated with disclosure. In total, 161 participants (73%) reported HIV disclosure to their SSP. Having children (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 4.52 [1.84–11.12]), being accompanied to the survey site (3.66 [1.00–13.33]), knowing others who had publicly declared their seropositivity (3.12 [1.59–6.12]), having higher self-esteem (1.55 [1.09–2.19]) and using means other than anti-retroviral treatment to treat HIV (0.33 [0.11–1.00]) were independently associated with disclosure. This study identified several factors that should be considered for the design of interventions aimed at facilitating disclosure if/when desired in this cultural context.

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Psychologie
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halshs-01562536 , version 1 (22-03-2018)

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Mamadou Cissé, Samba Diop, Alise Abadie, Emilie Henry, Adeline Bernier, et al.. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIV VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE TO ONE'S STEADY SEXUAL PARTNER IN MALI: RESULTS FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY. Journal of Biosocial Science, 2015, 48 (1), pp.51-65. ⟨10.1017/S0021932014000546⟩. ⟨halshs-01562536⟩
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