Research Article
Disclosure of Parental HIV Status to Children: Experiences of Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment at an Urban Clinic in Kampala, Uganda
Table 4
Some processes of disclosure, as presented by the patients that had disclosed their HIV status to their children.
| Themes | Subthemes |
| Being prompted by events | (i) When the children asked about the parent’s HIV status. | (ii) When the children wanted to know their own HIV status. |
| Gathering children | (i) Parents planning well in advance and gathering the children together for the disclosure. |
| Offering clues | (i) Leaving the antiretroviral medicines for the children to see, without telling them that the parent is HIV-positive. |
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