Perceptions and Experiences about Self-Disclosure of HIV Status among Adolescents with Perinatal Acquired HIV in Poor-Resourced Communities in South Africa
Table 2
Age of disclosure, self-disclosure, and person who disclosed HIV status to the adolescent.
Number
Percent
Who disclosed HIV status to adolescent
Told by mother at home
12
32
Told by nurse at the clinic
9
24
Told by father at home
3
8
Told by grandmother at home
4
11
Told by aunt at home
2
5
Told by counselor at the clinic
3
8
Told by doctor at the clinic
1
3
Knew before but later told by older sister at home
1
3
Overheard nurse telling mother
1
3
Told by stepmother at home
1
3
Age of disclosure
5–9 years
5
14
10–12 years
12
32
13–16 years
20
54
Duration since disclosure
1–4 years
25
67
5–9 years
11
30
10 years
1
3
Self-disclosure to others (n = 36)
Yes
8
22
No
28
78
Person adolescents self-disclosed their status to (n = 8)
