• When to Tell

  • Whether it’s to a friend, lover, health care provider, coworker or family member, revealing that you are living with HIV can be stressful even as it leads to emotional support and well-being. Please take our POZ survey, and let us know your thoughts about disclosing your HIV status.

  • 1) How soon after your HIV diagnosis did you disclose your status to someone?
  • 2) To whom did you first disclose your status?

  • 3) When was the last time you disclosed your HIV status to someone?
  • 4) Have you disclosed your HIV status to some or all of your family members?
  • 5) Have you disclosed your HIV status to any of your friends?
  • 6) Have you disclosed your HIV status at your place of employment?
  • 7) Have you ever experienced a negative reaction to your disclosure?
  • 8) Have you ever regretted disclosing your HIV status to someone?
  • 9) Has your HIV status ever been disclosed to another person by someone else?
  • 10) Have you ever felt a sense of relief after disclosing your HIV status to someone?
  • 11) Does disclosing your HIV status affect your health?
  • 12) Has undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U) made it easier to disclose?
  • 14) What is your gender?

  • 15) What is your sexual orientation?

  • 16) What is your ethnicity? (Check all that apply.)

  • 17) What is your current level of education?
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