Disclosure of HIV status and its association with quality of life and depressive symptoms among children with HIV in North-Eastern Tanzania
HIV disclosure was associated with better HRQOL but not with any worsened depressive symptoms. Interventions that promote HIV status disclosure at the recommended age are therefore important in the care of CWHIV.
Authors
- Craig F. Garfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6512-6005)
- Nahya Salim Masoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-6478)
- Erasto V. Mbugi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-4671)
- Innocent Yusufu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-1741)
- Bethann Conover
- Matthew Caputo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6084)
- Pendael Machafuko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5182-6000)
- Veneranda M. Bwana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4993-6390)
- Karim P. Manji
- Lisa R. Hirschhorn
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Africa Academy for Public Health (TZ)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS Research and Therapy
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-026-00866-5
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00