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HIV disclosure by men who have sex with men to immediate family over time.

Serovich JM, Esbensen AJ, Mason TL

Department of Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. serovich.1@osu.edu

Previous researchers have comprehensively documented rates of HIV disclosure to family at discrete time periods yet none have taken a dynamic approach to this phenomenon. The purpose of this study was to address the trajectory of HIV serostatus disclosure to family members. Time to disclosure was analyzed from data provided by 135 HIV-positive men who have sex with men. Results indicated that mothers remain the family member to be told in greatest proportion, yet the proportion of family members told changes over time in a different manner than presented in earlier research. Additionally, the rate at which family members are told at all time points generally does not significantly differ from each other when accounting for characteristics of participants and family members.

Published 29 August 2005 in AIDS Patient Care STDS, 19(8): 506-17.
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