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A Bioecological Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention in Ghana - "SANKOFA"
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Disclosure intervention and usual care for HIV. Completed, enrolled 446 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
A culturally-relevant, theoretically and empirically sound, patient-centered, standardized disclosure intervention that can be integrated into routine clinical pediatric HIV care has potential to prevent transmission and improve the welfare of children and their caregivers in Ghana and other resource-limited settings. Results from this project will also further an understanding of factors and processes driving pediatric HIV disclosure.The study hypothesis is that several key barriers to disclosure of HIV status can be modified and the process of disclosure promoted with an intervention approach that is grounded in a traditional Ghanaian concept.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
An adherence and disclosure specialist will meet with caregiver-child dyad at each clinic visit and provide caregiver information and skills for HIV disclosure till the caregiver discloses the HIV status to the child.
An adherence and disclosure specialist will meet with caregiver-child dyad at each clinic visit and provide caregiver with general health information without referencing HIV disclosure in their conversations till the caregiver discloses the HIV status to the child.