As we have seen, managing the visibility or otherwise
of their HIV status was a matter of major concern for
the women and often represented the single most
important challenge in their daily lives. Ten had told
no one at all outside the health care team about their
diagnosis. Ten had told at least one close friend and 19
had told a family member, usually a sibling. Six reported
that they had made a conscious choice not to disclose to
past or present sexual partners.