“…Of the few studies that have investigated HIV-infected parents' disclosure decisions, many have focused on or included disclosure of seropositive status to children who themselves may be infected (e.g., Lester et al, 2002), focused solely on reasons for non-disclosure (Faithfull, 1997;Moneyham et al, 1996;Murphy et al, 2001), and/or failed to include the child's 7 perspective of the disclosure process (Faithfull, 1997;Moneyham et al, 1996;Ostrom et al, 2006;Pilowsky et al, 1999;Schrimshaw & Siegel, 2002). Several authors have proposed that a multitude of factors may be associated with the decision to disclose including: decreased parental stress associated with keeping the "secret" and hiding health seeking behavior (Armistead & Forehand, 1995), decreased child stress related to living with an unnamed illness (Murphy et al, 2001;Nagler et al, 1995;Ostrom et al, 2006), increased control over the process of disclosure (Murphy et al, 2003;Ostrom et al, 2006), improved communication to facilitate sharing of accurate information regarding the disease and prevention (Armistead et al, 1999;Schrimshaw & Siegel, 2002); desire to share the news before severe illness or death ensues (Schrimshaw & Siegel, 2002); and increased opportunity to involve children in future planning and to prepare for future loss (Armistead et al, 1997;Ostrom et al, 2006;Pilowsky et al, 1999).…”