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Table 4 Total Variance Explained for Barriers to the Disclosure Process

From: HIV diagnosis disclosure to infected children and adolescents; challenges of family caregivers in the Central Region of Ghana

Component

Initial Eigenvalues

Extraction Sums of Squared Loadings

Total

% of Variance

Cumula-tive %

Total

% of Variance

Cumula-tive %

 1. Caregiver lack of knowledge

5.196

24.745

24.745

5.196

24.745

24.745

 2. Caregiver fear of stigmatization

2.338

11.132

35.877

2.338

11.132

35.877

 3. Protection of child from hurt and social rejection

1.795

8.546

44.422

1.795

8.546

44.422

 4. Discouragement from family, friends, and previous disclosure attempts

1.515

7.217

51.639

1.515

7.217

51.639

 5. Fear of losing family

1.268

6.038

57.677

1.268

6.038

57.677

 6. Fear of child’s reaction to the diagnosis

1.234

5.876

63.553

1.234

5.876

63.553

 7. Untimeliness in terms of child’s age or maturity.

1.050

5.002

68.555

1.050

5.002

68.555