Variable | Parental disclosure status | χ2 | P-value | |
Disclosed | Not disclosed | |||
Marital status of positive parents Divorced Living with sexual partner/cohabiting Married Single Widowed |
3 (9.38) 0 (0.00) 9 (9.68) 3 (9.68) 6 (19.35) |
29 (90.63) 8 (100.00) 84 (90.32) 25 (89.29) 25 (80.65) | 3.47 | 0.482 |
Religious background of positive parents Christian Muslim Traditionalist |
15 (10.20) 6 (15.00) 0 (0.00) |
132 (89.80) 34 (85.00) 5 (100.00) | 1.37 | 0.503 |
Positive parents belong to any support group Yes No |
2 (33.33) 19 (10.22) |
4 (66.67) 167 (89.78) | 3.19 | 0.074 |
Positive parents have disclosed own status to sexual partner Yes No |
13 (13.40) 8 (8.42) |
84 (89.06) 87 (91.58) | 1.22 | 0.269 |
Positive parent with adult child has disclosed to at least one adult child >18 years (n = 118) Yes No |
6 (30.00) 14 (14.29) |
14 (70.00) 84 (85.71) | 2.91 | 0.088 |
Positive parent has one HIV positive child under care disclosed to (5 - 17 yrs) Yes No |
19 (67.86) 2 (1.22) |
9 (32.14) 162 (98.78) | 109.03 | 0.000* |
Duration since positive parent disclosed status to any HIV positive children under their care (n = 28) Less than 1 year 1 - 2 years ago 2 - 5 years ago >5 years ago |
2 (66.67) 8 (61.54) 5 (62.50) 4 (100.00) |
1 (33.33) 5 (38.46) 3 (37.50) 0 (0.00) | 2.24 | 0.524 |
Positive parent considers disclosure to HIV positive children improves child wellbeing (n = 28) Yes No |
17 (80.95) 2 (28.57) |
4 (32.14) 5 (71.43) | 6.60 | 0.010 |
Positive parent knows someone else who has disclosed own HIV+ status to his/her children Yes No |
8 (33.333 13 (7.74) |
16 (66.67) 155 (92.26) | 14.12 | 0.000 |
Positive parent view on the effect of own status disclosure on the vulnerability of their HIV+ children Empowered child with capacity to avoid risky sex behaviour Improved parent/child communication Lowered child frequent illness Reduced psychosocial/emotional discomfort |
2 (66.67) 10 (71.43) 3 (100.00) 4 (50.00) |
1 (33.33) 4 (28.57) 0 (0.00) 4 (50.00) | 2.67 | 0.445 |