Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Mafuta, Eric M."

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Lessons Learned from the Impact of HIV Status Disclosure to Children after First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure in Kinshasa, DR Congo

Kitetele, Faustin Nd.; Lelo, Gilbert M.; Akele, Cathy E.; Lelo, Patricia Vangu Matondo; Aketi, Loukia; Mafuta, Eric M.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Kashala-Abotnes, Espérance (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-13)

HIV status disclosure to children remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. For sociocultural reasons, parents often delay disclosure with subsequent risks to treatment compliance and the child’s psychological well-being. ...
“The Peer Educator Is the Game-Changer of My Life”: Perceptions of Adolescents Living with HIV in DR Congo on Involving Peer Educators in the Process of HIV Disclosure

Kitetele, Faustin Nd.; Lelo, Gilbert M.; Akele, Cathy E.; Lelo, Patricia Vangu Matondo; Mafuta, Eric M.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Kashala-Abotnes, Espérance (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

Several approaches to the disclosure of HIV status to children and adolescents have been described. Each of these places particular emphasis on the role of parents and health care workers (HCWs) to mitigate the impact of ...