Disclosure, stigma of HIV positive child and access to early infant diagnosis in the rural communities of OR Tambo District, South Africa: a qualitative exploration of maternal perspective

Table 2 Summary of themes and sub-themes

Themes	Sub-themes
What do you know about HIV infection in infants?	Infection in mother can be transmitted to the child
	Time of infection during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding
	Window period in mother
	Other contributory factors of MTCT: low CD4 count, mixed feeding, prolonged breast feeding,
	HAART initiation in mothers
How could you prevent MTCT of HIV?	Time of initiation of HAART in pregnancy
	Adherence to treatment
	Probable risk of transmission despite HAART
Where could you obtain the infant test and when should you take your child for the test?	Time of the test
	Where the service is provided
	Time of HAART initiation in infants
If an HIV infected child is not treated, what can happen to the child?	Vulnerability to infections
	Skin changes
	Poor growth
	Poor mental development
	Death
Would you like to have HIV test on your child?	Willingness to test
	Readiness to test
	Reactions to HIV test in their children
DO you have any fears about HIV test in your child?	Reasons for fear:
What are your expectations over the waiting period for the result?	Embarrassment of having a child infected with HIV
	What people in the community might say
	Child might depend on medications to live
	Child might be falling sick
	Child might die
	Reactions towards positive results
	Confirmation of return date and willingness to collect results
Should HIV test be mandatory in the community	Benefits to other children
Should HIV test be mandatory in the community	Recommend HIV test to other children in your community

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