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Due to greater access to antiretroviral therapy, telling adolescents that they are HIV-infected and/or affected has become an integral and intricate part of the treatment protocol. Despite growing treatment resources from public and private sectors, there is a lack of systematic disclosure for children and adolescents affected and living with HIV/AIDS. Committed Communities Development Trust, a nongovernment organization working with children and adults infected with and/or affected by HIV, conducted a mixed-methods, crosssectional study with 33 families in their home-based care program to evaluate their current disclosure protocol. The findings indicate that these experiences implementing and fine-tuning this protocol provide useful lessons for other Indian non-government organizations working with HIV-positive families.
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Dwivedi, P., Patkar, P. & Beard, J. Necessity of systematic HIV disclosure in HIV-infected families: Committed Communities Development trust’s approach and intervention. Indian Pediatr 52, 375–378 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-015-0640-z
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