"It's a secret between us": a qualitative study on children and care-giver experiences of HIV disclosure in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

• Main Authors: Elysée Manziasi Sumbi (Author), Emilie Venables (Author), Rebecca Harrison (Author), Mariana Garcia (Author), Kleio Iakovidi (Author), Gilles van Cutsem (Author), Jean Lambert Chalachala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is estimated that 64,000 children under 15 years of age are living with HIV in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Non-disclosure - in which the child is not informed about their HIV status - is likely to be associated with poor outcomes during adolescence including increa...