HIV status disclosure to male sexual partners and predictors among young women living with HIV in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2020 in sub-Saharan Africa, 25% of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occurred among young women (15-24 years). In Uganda, the HIV prevalence is three times higher among young women at 2.9% compared to 0.8% among their male counterparts. HIV status disclosure is a gateway to preventive services.

Objectives

We set out to estimate the prevalence of HIV status disclosure to current male partners, and the predictors among the adolescent girls and young women living with HIV (AGYWLHIV) in a semi-rural northern Uganda.

Design

In a cross-sectional study design, a consecutive sample of the AGYWLHIV was recruited from six antiretroviral therapy clinics between November 2022 and April 2023.

Methods

Participants were administered an interviewe

SUBMITTER: Kumakech E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905047 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature