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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 2/2008

01-03-2008 | Brief Report

Women’s Report of Regret of HIV Disclosure to Family, Friends and Sex Partners

Authors: Julianne M. Serovich, Tiffany L. McDowell, Erika L. Grafsky

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 2/2008

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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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Metadata
Title
Women’s Report of Regret of HIV Disclosure to Family, Friends and Sex Partners
Authors
Julianne M. Serovich
Tiffany L. McDowell
Erika L. Grafsky
Publication date
01-03-2008
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9295-7

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