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International Journal of STD & AIDS, 06/22/09
Casserly SM et al. - Patients diagnosed with an STI were less likely to disclose their HIV status to their GP. Non-disclosure of the HIV status to a GP may be a predictor of unsafe sexual practices.
Dr G Scott, 06/23/09
| We thought that patients who did not want their primary care physician to be informed of their HIV diagnosis might suffer poorer health as a result of this. However, HIV-related outcomes were unaffected. The association between non-disclosure and STI's was unexpected. Ambivalence about engagement with healthcare professionals may be a marker for ambivalence about following safe sex advice - something that HIV physicians should always keep in mind |
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