Self-Disclosure of HIV SeroPositivity in Kenya: Boundary management by HIV-Positive Kamba men and their families

• In Event: The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Health, and Communication

Abstract

This study investigated how Kamba men in Kenya manage communication boundaries in disclosing their positive HIV-serostatus to family members and how family members manage privacy boundaries around the disclosed information. Using Communication Privacy Management as a theoretical framework, data were collected through focus groups with HIV-positive men, individual in-depth interviews with family members, and key informant interviews with community leaders.

Authors

• Kyalo Ngula, Daystar University

• Ann Miller, University of Central Florida