“…There are a number of additional reasons why social support might be different for women living with HIV/AIDS than for HIV-infected gay men. One reason might be that while predominantly White samples of gay men generally have been found to be open in disclosing their HIV infection (Hart, Fitzpatrick, McLean, Dawson, & Boulton, 1990;Hays et al, 1993), women living with HIVIAIDS, particularly Latinas (Simoni et al, 1995), have been very reluctant to disclose their HIV infection to friends and family (Gielen, O'Campo, Faden, & Eke, 1997;Moneyham, Seals, Semi, & Sowell, 1996;Simoni et al, 1995). While nondisclosure might prevent negative social conflicts, it also might preclude opportunities for receiving social support and create a self-imposed form of social isolation.…”