Found that HIV criminalisation is rendering disclosure counselling difficult and potentially compromising trust between healthcare workers and patients. Counsellors’ understanding of the up-to-date science of HIV transmission risk also conflicts with the need to inform clients to disclose before any kind of sex to avoid prosecution – even when condoms are used or they have a low viral load. The study concludes that it is not only difficult for counsellors to determine when to discuss legal obligations during the counselling process, but exactly how to discuss them without undermining therapeutic relationships.
