|
Opinion about telling a child his/her HIV status
|
(n = 118)
| |
|
− Positive
|
87
|
77.7
|
|
− Not sure
|
3
|
2.5
|
|
− Negative
|
27
|
22.9
|
|
Preferred age of disclosure
|
|
− 6–9
|
5
|
4.2
|
|
–10–13
|
33
|
28.0
|
|
− 14–17
|
51
|
43.2
|
|
− 18–19
|
29
|
24.6
|
|
Mean (SD); min/max
|
14.9 (3.01) 6/19
| |
|
Face barrier in telling the child his/her HIV status
|
|
− Yes
|
93
|
79.1
|
|
− No
|
25
|
20.9
|
|
Barriers to the disclosure of status to child (n = 105)
|
6
|
9.2
|
|
− Fear of psychologically harm to child
|
44
|
67.7
|
|
− Child may be too young to understand
|
12
|
18.5
|
|
− Child will not be able to keep the diagnosis
|
4
|
4.6
|
|
− Other
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