Disclosure of Illness Status to HIV-Infected Children in Lamphun Hospital

Abstract

      Objective: To study caregiver opinion and factors that associated with disclosure of diagnosis in children with HIV infection Method: Parent or caregiver of HIV infected child were interviewed at ARV clinic in Lamphun hospital. We collected caregiver and children characteristic, factors that associated with disclosure, caregiver opinion and trend in disclosure. Result: Of the 42 caregiver, 78.3% don’t want to disclose HIV status, only 33.3% of HIV infected child know their HIV status and most of these child improve medication adherence. Factor associate with disclosure of diagnosis is sex of caregiver. In the future, about 57% of caregiver may disclose HIV status to their child. Conclusion: we suggest that caregiver education and Thailand clinical practice guideline is important and need to improve quality of treatment of HIV infected child.