Bridging Knowledge Gaps, Shifting Attitudes, and Enhancing Processes: Tailored Interventions for Effective HIV Disclosure to Adolescents
Incomplete disclosure of HIV status to adolescents can have far consequences such as poor adherence to ART, increased morbidity, onward transmission, emotional challenges, and conflicts with caregivers including educators. Despite the availability of comprehensive ALHIV-focused disclosure guidelines, toolkits, and checklists, significant gaps persist in their effective implementation.
This poster presented a variety of interventions that create supportive environments for adolescents, their caregivers, and healthcare providers for improve HIV disclosure outcomes among adolescents.