HIV Status Disclosure Among Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Overview

Journal AIDS Educ Prev

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Medical Education

Date 2013 Nov 20

PMID 24245593

Citations 5

Authors

Alex Carballo-Dieguez

Ivan C Balan

Curtis Dolezal

Mobolaji Ibitoye

Maria A Pando

Ruben Marone

Victoria Barreda

Maria Mercedes Avila

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Abstract

Five hundred men who have sex with men were recruited in Buenos Aires using respondent driven sampling. Of them, 46 respondents (24 of them not gay identified) who were HIV infected were asked questions on serodisclosure. The sample was characterized by indicators of low socioeconomic status. Most of the respondents reported being in good to excellent health despite 42% of them having been diagnosed with AIDS. Only 10% of respondents had not disclosed their serostatus to at least one person. Coworkers and lovers or main sexual partners were those most likely to know the respondents' serostatus. Reactions to disclosure were for the most part supportive. Those who had not disclosed anticipated less favorable reactions than those who had disclosed. No significant differences were observed between gay and non-gay identified respondents. The progressive social environment of Argentina that includes federal laws recognizing gay marriage may contribute to create a climate favorable for serostatus disclosure.

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