Category of Participant

Gender

Child focus area/task

ART site

Focus group discussant/positive caregivers

Akua

F

27 years mother of 6 years positive child

Komfo Anokye TH

Yaa

F

34 years mother of 12 years positive child

Komfo Anokye TH

Adoma

F

29 years mother of 8 months positive child

Komfo Anokye TH

Abiba

F

43 years mother of 3 months positive child

Komfo Anokye TH

Esinam

F

32 years mother of 9 years positive child

Komfo Anokye TH

Akyere

F

30 years, 2 children

Holy Family Hosp. Techiman

Obaaku

F

47 years 3 children

Holy Family Hosp. Techiman

Ohemaa

F

24 years 3 child

Holy Family Hosp. Techiman

Health professional in ART units involved in key informant interviews

Medical doctor

M

Pediatric/adolescent consulting/regional HIV focal person

Sunyani

ART senior nurse clinician

F

Adherence counseling, treatment

Sunyani

Nutritionist

M

Child nutrition/growth monitoring

Sunyani

ART unit manager

M

ART facility manager/NACP officer, 14 years’ experience

Bekwai

Adherence counselor, nurse

F

Medication adherence and psychosocial counseling

Techiman

ART data manager

M

Data manager and books appointment for next medication date

Tafo

Person living with HIV (PL)

M

8 years of being HIV positive and group support leader for PLWHIV,

Bekwai

Data manager

M

Data Manager and Medication and Review Planning officer

Animwaa

ART/unit manager

M

ART manger/and Counselor

Duayawnkwanta

Social welfare/LEAP officer—key informant

Nana

M

Municipal directorate, 37 years’ experience

Sunyani

National AIDS Control Programme

Kofi (medical doctor)

M

Focal person for Brong Ahafo region

Sunyani

HIV positive children with known/disclosed status enrolled in in-depth interviews

Doris

F

12 years, prim school

Techiman

King

M

15 years, JHS 2

Techiman

Andy

M

17 years SHS 1

Techiman

Muda

M

14 years, JHS 1

Tafo, Kumasi