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