Patient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWolpaw, Benjamin Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMathews, Catherineen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMtshizana, Yolisaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChopra, Mickeyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHardie, Dianaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLurie, Mark Nen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Azevedo, Virginiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJennings, Karenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-20T16:01:50Z
dc.date.available2015-12-20T16:01:50Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIndividuals in the acute stage of HIV infection (AHI) have an elevated potential to transmit HIV and play a critical role in the growth of the epidemic. Routine identification and counseling of individuals during AHI could decrease transmission behavior during this key period. However, diagnosis of AHI may present challenges distinct from those experienced through diagnosis of established HIV infection. A study was conducted in a public youth clinic outside of Cape Town, South Africa, to identify and counsel individuals with acute stage HIV infection. In-depth interviews were conducted with patients following diagnosis. After counseling, patients were accepting of the testing regimen used to diagnose AHI. They used the knowledge of having been recently infected to identify the source of their infection, but did not retain or place importance on information regarding the increased ability to transmit HIV during the acute stage. Future interventions directed at the reduction of HIV transmission following diagnosis with AHI will need to find ways of making this information more salient, possibly through more culturally meaningful educational approaches.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWolpaw, B. J., Mathews, C., Mtshizana, Y., Chopra, M., Hardie, D., Lurie, M. N., ... Jennings, K. (2014). Patient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africa. <i>PLoS One</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15906en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWolpaw, Benjamin J, Catherine Mathews, Yolisa Mtshizana, Mickey Chopra, Diana Hardie, Mark N Lurie, Virginia De Azevedo, and Karen Jennings "Patient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africa." <i>PLoS One</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15906en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWolpaw, B. J., Mathews, C., Mtshizana, Y., Chopra, M., Hardie, D., Lurie, M. N., ... & Jennings, K. (2013). Patient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africa. PloS one, 9(8), e105459. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105459en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Wolpaw, Benjamin J AU - Mathews, Catherine AU - Mtshizana, Yolisa AU - Chopra, Mickey AU - Hardie, Diana AU - Lurie, Mark N AU - De Azevedo, Virginia AU - Jennings, Karen AB - Individuals in the acute stage of HIV infection (AHI) have an elevated potential to transmit HIV and play a critical role in the growth of the epidemic. Routine identification and counseling of individuals during AHI could decrease transmission behavior during this key period. However, diagnosis of AHI may present challenges distinct from those experienced through diagnosis of established HIV infection. A study was conducted in a public youth clinic outside of Cape Town, South Africa, to identify and counsel individuals with acute stage HIV infection. In-depth interviews were conducted with patients following diagnosis. After counseling, patients were accepting of the testing regimen used to diagnose AHI. They used the knowledge of having been recently infected to identify the source of their infection, but did not retain or place importance on information regarding the increased ability to transmit HIV during the acute stage. Future interventions directed at the reduction of HIV transmission following diagnosis with AHI will need to find ways of making this information more salient, possibly through more culturally meaningful educational approaches. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0105459 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - PLoS One LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Patient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africa TI - Patient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15906 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15906
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105459
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWolpaw BJ, Mathews C, Mtshizana Y, Chopra M, Hardie D, Lurie MN, et al. Patient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africa. PLoS One. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15906.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Virologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_ZA
dc.rights.holder© 2014 Wolpaw et alen_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_ZA
dc.sourcePLoS Oneen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://journals.plos.org/plosoneen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIVen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIV diagnosis and managementen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIV infectionsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIV epidemiologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth services researchen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPatientsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSexually transmitted diseasesen_ZA
dc.titlePatient experiences following acute HIV infection diagnosis and counseling in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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