Table 4: HIV positive status disclosure among HIV positive children in AddisAbaba, Ethiopia, 2021.
HIV disclosure |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
Does the child know his /her HIV positive status |
Yes |
167 |
53.9 |
No |
143 |
46.1 |
|
If yes, at what age did you disclose? |
7-12 |
135 |
43.5 |
> 12 |
32 |
10.3 |
|
Who disclosed to the child? |
Mother |
53 |
17.1 |
Father |
43 |
13.9 |
|
Grand parents |
19 |
6.1 |
|
Relatives |
10 |
3.2 |
|
Health care workers |
42 |
13.5 |
|
If you didn’t disclose, what you told the child the reason for visiting health facility? |
For TB follow up |
24 |
7.7 |
For cardiac follow up |
67 |
21.6 |
|
For allergic follow up |
14 |
4.5 |
|
Tell nothing to child |
38 |
12.3 |
|
Do you intend to disclose in the future |
Yes |
132 |
42.6 |
No |
11 |
3.5 |
|
The age at which the child should know about his/her HIV status? |
< 15 |
131 |
42.3 |
15-18 |
64 |
20.6 |
|
> 18 |
115 |
37.1 |
|
Who should have the responsibility of disclosing HIV status to the child? (Multiple answer possible) |
Mother |
46 |
14.8 |
Father |
33 |
10.6 |
|
Grand parents |
5 |
1.6 |
|
Health workers |
156 |
50.3 |
|
Others* |
70 |
22.6 |
|
Do you think the child gets stigmatized due to his/her HIV positive status? |
Yes |
180 |
58.1 |
No |
86 |
27.7 |
|
Others** |
44 |
14.2 |
Note: Others* - uncle, aunts, siblings and religious fathers; Others**- Sometimes I do and sometimes don’t, it depends on the place, I don’t know