Journal of Nursing & Care

Chrissie Phiri

Publications

• Review Article
  Benefits and Risks of Disclosing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Diagnosis to Perinatally Infected Children: A Critical Review of the Literature
  Author(s): Chrissie Phiri and Evelyn ChilembaChrissie Phiri and Evelyn Chilemba
  
  Disclosure of HIV infection to perinatally infected children is a contemporary issue that demands conscientiousness among health workers in dealing with those affected. This is because of the complicated treatment regimen that prompts questions from the affected children, their parents and of course the caregivers. The aim of the review was to seek evidence from literature regarding the benefits and risks of disclosing HIV status to perinatally infected children in order to influence practice in educating, informing and supporting parents/caregivers in Malawi. The review sought for evidence in order to appreciate the benefits and risks through a critical appraisal of literature and synthesis of the findings of the existing studies. The search strategy was achieved through an electronic data base search of research articles from Medline, Embase and CINAHL. The search strategy was limit.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000260

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