AIDS Research and Treatment / 2012 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
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.
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