Caregivers' Barriers to Disclosing the HIV Diagnosis to Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited District in South Africa: A Grounded Theory Study

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of children (𝑛=25).

Characteristics of caregivers	Frequency	Percent
Child age
6–9 years	17	68.0
10 years	4	16.0
11 years	3	12.0
13 years	1	4.0
Child gender
Boy	15	60.0
Girl	10	40,0
Diagnosis age
1–5 years	11	44.0
6–8 years	6	24.0
11 years	1	4.0
12 years	7	28.0
School grade
Primary	24	96.0
Secondary	1	4.0
Mother alive
Alive	15	60.0
Deceased	10	40.0
Mean duration on ART	3.2	range (1–5 years)