Pediatric HIV Disclosure in Northern India: Evaluation of Its Prevalence, Perceptions amongst Caregivers, and Its Impact on CLHIV

Table 4

Reasons behind nondisclosure of HIV status.

S. No.	Reason	Frequency (Percentage)
1.	Child won’t be able to understand about the illness	89 (92.7%)
2.	He/ she might tell the secret to others	79 (82.3%)
3.	Child is too young to understand	64 (66.7%)
4.	Child’s school performance may worsen	44 (45.8%)
5.	Child may feel hurt	44 (45.8%)
6.	Disclosure may decrease his/ her adherence	42 (43.5%)
7.	I didn’t disclose because of my own illness	35 (36.5%)
8.	I lack in dept HIV related information	9 (9.4%)
9.	Health professional should disclose	7 (7.3%)
10.	I don’t know how to disclose	4 (4.2%)
11.	I avoid thinking about my illness	1 (1.0%)