Table 4 Caregivers’ attitudes toward HIV serostatus disclosure to children, Mumbwa district, Zambia, 2012
From: Disclosure to HIV-seropositive children in rural Zambia
Caregiver’s attitudes | Total (%) |
|---|---|
Children should know their status | n = 47 |
Yes | 47 |
No | 0 |
Reason children should know their HIV status | n = 46, multiple answers |
Take care of oneself | 13 (28.3) |
Understand their own disease | 12 (26.1) |
Need to know/no reason to hide | 10 (21.7) |
One day child will ask | 9 (19.6) |
Adherence | 4 (8.7) |
Child’s right | 2 (4.3) |
Others | 4 (8.7) |
Disclosure should be led by | n = 40 |
Mother | 20 (50.0) |
Mother and other family member | 7 (17.5) |
Health worker | 5 (12.5) |
Father | 2 (5.0) |
Grandmother | 2 (5.0) |
Family | 1 (2.5) |
Mother and health worker | 1 (2.5) |
Others | 2 (5.0) |