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 3

Summary of identified themes.

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Caregiver readiness to tell

 (i) Knowing how to tell

  (ii) Knowing what to tell

  (iii) Dealing with personal fears

  (iv) The reaction of others to the disclosure

  (v) Receiving support for disclosure

Right time to tell

  (i) Right age to tell

  (ii) Understanding the HIV diagnosis

  (iii) Child’s reaction to the diagnosis

  (iv) Developmental issues

The context of disclosure

  (i) History of long illness

  (ii) Fear of death and dying

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