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dc.contributor.advisor Lekhuleni, M.E.
dc.contributor.author Mamogobo, Pamela Mafenngwe
dc.contributor.other Matlala, S.F.
dc.date.accessioned 2013-12-09T10:42:20Z
dc.date.available 2013-12-09T10:42:20Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1033
dc.description Thesis (MPH.) --University of Limpopo, 2013 en_US
dc.description.abstract Setting: The study was undertaken in St Rita’s Hospital, a district hospital for healthin Makhuduthamaga Municipality, Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province. The purpose of the study was to describe client experiences of HIV-positive post-disclosure tosexual partners at St Rita’s Hospital, Limpopo Province. Research design and methodology: A qualitative, descriptive and phenomenological design was used. Purposive sampling was used to select 15 HIV-positive clients to participate in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted for data collection until saturation was reached. Data analysis was done using Techs open-coding method. Research findings: The study found that most of the clients were shocked and worried after testing HIV-positive. Participants whose sexual partners were aware that they were sick, indicated their wish to test and to immediately disclose their HIV-positive status. The study identified that some women found it difficult to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners and continued to have unprotected sex in spite of ongoing counselling and support provided at the clinic. Some women participants who disclosed to sexual partners were accepted and some were rejected by sexual partners. Some women who disclosed their HIV-positive status to sexual partners were unable to motivate sexual partners to be counselled together and have mutual disclosure. These participants therefore continued to have unprotected sex with sexual partners and some became pregnant as sexual partners indicated that they tested HIV-negative elsewhere and were not keen to use condoms. Female participants did not indicate the use of female condoms as part of their responsibility to prevent transmission of HIV. Implications, recommendations and conclusions: The barriers which female participants face to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners and not being able to insist on the use condoms may contribute to a high rate of HIV transmission and disease incidence. There should be establishment of consortiums at community level to provide quality support and follow up to vii clients who face challenges or fear to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners. KEYWORDS • Clients’ experiences • Disclosure • Experiences, • Sexual partner • HIV-positive en_US
dc.format.extent xx, 99 leaves en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus) en_US
dc.relation.requires PDF en_US
dc.subject HIV patients' experiences en_US
dc.subject Disclosure en_US
dc.subject Sexual diseases en_US
dc.subject HIV/AIDS en_US
dc.subject.ddc 614.599392 en_US
dc.subject.lcsh HIV-positive persons en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Self-disclosure en_US
dc.title Clients experiences of HIV-Positive post-disclosure to sexual partners at St Rita's Hospital Limpopo Province en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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