Communication about HIV and death: Maternal reports of primary school-aged children's questions after maternal HIV disclosure in rural South Africa

Tamsen J. Rochat, Joanie Mitchell, Anina M. Lubbe, Alan Stein, Mark Tomlinson and Ruth M. Bland

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 172, issue C, 124-134

Abstract: Children's understanding of HIV and death in epidemic regions is under-researched. We investigated children's death-related questions post maternal HIV-disclosure. Secondary aims examined characteristics associated with death-related questions and consequences for children's mental health.

Keywords: Children; HIV disclosure; Death; Questions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.031

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