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HIV Status Disclosure to Sexual Partners, among People Living with HIV and AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy at Sokodé Regional Hospital, Togo

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  • Issifou Yaya
  • Bayaki Saka
  • Dadja Essoya Landoh
  • P’Niwè Massoubayo Patchali
  • Akouda Akessiwè Patassi
  • Abdoul-samadou Aboubakari
  • Makawa-Sy Makawa
  • Mathias Kouamé N’Dri
  • Sékandé Senanou
  • Bassan Lamboni
  • Daoudou Idrissou
  • Kao Tanang Salaka
  • Palokinam Pitché

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Background: Many studies have reported factors associated with HIV status disclosure among People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) but very few were conducted among PLWHA receiving ART. In Togo, no study on HIV status disclosure to sexual partners has been conducted among PLWHA on ART yet. We sought to document factors associated with HIV status disclosure among PLWHA receiving ART at Sokodé regional hospital in Togo. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from May to July 2013 at the regional hospital of Sokodé among 291 PLWHA who had been on ART for at least three months. Results: A total of 291 PLWHA on ART were enrolled in this study. Their mean age (±SD) was 37.3±9.3 years and the sex ratio (Male/Female) was 0.4. Among them, 215 (74.6%) completed the questionnaire on HIV sero-status disclosure. We found that 131 PLWHA (60.9%) had disclosed their HIV sero-status to their sexual partners; 130 (60.5%) were aware of the HIV status of their sexual partners. In the multivariate analysis, the factors associated with HIV status disclosure to sexual partners were: adherence to ART (aOR = 4.89; 95%CI = [1.52; 15.78]), sexual partner awareness of HIV sero-status (aOR = 52.73; 95%CI = [14.76; 188.36]) and marital status of PLWHA (aOR = 6.10; 95%CI = [1.74; 21.37]). Conclusion: This study allowed us to note that the disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners is relatively low and to document the associated factors such as adherence to ART, sexual partner awareness of HIV sero-status and marital status.

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  • Issifou Yaya & Bayaki Saka & Dadja Essoya Landoh & P’Niwè Massoubayo Patchali & Akouda Akessiwè Patassi & Abdoul-samadou Aboubakari & Makawa-Sy Makawa & Mathias Kouamé N’Dri & Sékandé Senanou & Bassan, 2015. "HIV Status Disclosure to Sexual Partners, among People Living with HIV and AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy at Sokodé Regional Hospital, Togo," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(2), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0118157
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118157
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    1. Henry Wasosa & Lornah Irene Ayako, 2023. "Assessment of HIV Status Disclosure of People Living with HIV in Harare, Zimbabwe," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(4), pages 1219-1231, April.

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