The results showed the importance of relevance on intentions to disclose information – allowing us to draw implications for practice about voluntary information disclosure in online settings.
Informed by the theoretical underpinnings of organizational ecology theory, this study develops a theoretical model in order to examine the problem of differential implementation of web disclosure in nonprofit settings.
(A 36-year-old man, in-depth interview) Fear of HIV status disclosure in healthcare settings was seen to further hamper healthcare seeking and utilisation among PLHIV.
However, there is counter-evidence that disclosure in carefully selected settings may act as a coping strategy against stigma, particularly in situations when the individual believes disclosure might encourage social support, or reduce gossip and rumours (Makoae et al., 2008).
He is focused on research to support long-term care of children with HIV in resource-limited settings, including disclosure of HIV status and adherence to HIV therapy, as well as community-based participatory research.
In other settings, fetal sex disclosure is regarded as a human rights issue that should not be denied upon request.
The results of the present study are in line with earlier studies that have been carried out in primary care settings, showing that disclosure of depression status in itself, based on case-finding instruments, does not impact depression scores [ 21, 36– 36].
We also characterize settings where a mandated disclosure would be desirable or not; variations arise because mandated disclosures can increase both effort and risk.
Generally, the prevalence of disclosure varies widely across studies and settings, from less than 50% to about 75% of children and youths [19], [20].
The findings of this study are instead indicative of the importance of HIV status preferences, and disclosure expectations and practices in sexual settings.
