Reasons for non-disclosure of HIV-Positive status to healthcare providers: a mixed methods study in Mozambique

• Main Authors: Laura Fuente-Soro (Author), Antía Figueroa-Romero (Author), Sheila Fernández-Luis (Author), Orvalho Augusto (Author), Elisa López-Varela (Author), Edson Bernardo (Author), Anna Saura-Lázaro (Author), Paula Vaz (Author), Stanley C. Wei (Author), Peter R. Kerndt (Author), Tacilta Nhampossa (Author), Denise Naniche (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-disclosure of known HIV status by people living with HIV but undergoing HIV testing leads to waste of HIV testing resources and distortion of estimates of HIV indicators. In Mozambique, an estimated one-third of persons who tested positive already knew their HIV-positive stat...