Lazare Manirankunda, Institute for Tropical Medicine (Belgium ... - BTC

7.8. Disclosure and its challenges• Need of social contacts– They don’t invite you anymore, they don’t call you– I have been thrown out of the house, I can’t touch childrenanymore, I eat on my own plate/use my own glass– When I talked about, I was accepted (very few)• Need of partner– Fear of rejection and gossip around/Fear of passingHIV infection– I told him and he/she accepted me (very few)•Desireof having a child• Weight of keeping secret