Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine whether HIV-positive women experience regret as a consequence of disclosing their HIV serostatus. Participants for this study were 73 HIV-positive women involved in a longitudinal study of HIV disclosure. Results revealed that overall, participants experienced little regret. Fifty nine percent of women experienced no regret and 71% had regret percentages that were less than 10%. Results indicated that all estimated odds ratios were not statistically significant, with the exception of relationship satisfaction and relationship to participant.
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This work was funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (R01MH62293). We thank the women who participated in this study.
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Serovich, J.M., McDowell, T.L. & Grafsky, E.L. Women’s Report of Regret of HIV Disclosure to Family, Friends and Sex Partners. AIDS Behav 12, 227–231 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9295-7
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