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Nevertheless, the information obtained from the participants in the study may help the TASO counsellors and management to improve the support provided towards clients’ serostatus disclosure to partners. There are no costs for participating in the study other than the time you will spend in the interview/or group discussion INFORMED CONSENT Before I proceed to interview you, your signed consent to participate in this research study is required. The consent form is included with this information sheet so that you review it and then decide whether you would like to participate in the study or QUESTIONS In case you have further questions or wish to know more, I can be contacted as follows: Tina Achilla Student Number: 2520928 Cell phone: 256-772 541729 Email: achillat@tasouganda.org, achillatina@yahoo.com Telephone at work: 256-414-532580/1 Fax: 256-414 541 288 Below are contact details for my supervisor at UWC, whom I am accounted to. Dr Brian van Wyk Tel 021 959 3520 or by email bvanwyk@uwc.ac.za 83
Appendix 2 UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE School of Public Health Private Bag X17 ● BELLVILLE ● 7535 ● South Africa Tel: 021- 959 2809, Fax: 021- 959 287 INFORMED CONSENT TITLE OF RESEARCH Disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners amongst people who receive antiretroviral therapy in Kampala, Uganda As was earlier mentioned in the Participant Information Sheet, your participation in this research is entirely voluntary, in other words you do not have to participate if you do not want to. The decision about whether to participate in this study or to answer any specific question or withdrawal from the study will not have any impact on your access to TASO services to which you are entitled. If you choose to participate, you are free to stop at any time .You may also choose not to answer particular questions that are asked in the study .If there is anything that you would prefer not to discuss, please feel free to say so. The information collected in this interview will be kept strictly confidential. If you agree to participate in this research study, your signed consent is required before I proceed with the interview with you. 84
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DISCLOSURE OF HIV STATUS TO SEXUAL
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AIDS - A
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While strategies like HBHCT and cou
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to t
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4.5.2 Fear of abandonment .........
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partners, behavioural dis-inhibitio
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engage in preventive behaviours as
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opportunistic infections and ART, i
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Mulago centre had registered 270 di
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1.6 Problem Statement With the evid
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2.2 Benefits of HIV Status Disclosu
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approaches including suggesting tha
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that people selectively disclose in
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Length of time after testing Women
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clients who are on antiretroviral t
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Stigma and discrimination The stigm
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2001) had fear of the partners’re
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gender based violence as well as du
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& Ezzy, 2005). This was relevant fo
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the personal experiences but also g
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