HIV positive status disclosure among HIV positive children in AddisAbaba, Ethiopia, 2021.

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
Does the child know his /her HIV positive status	No	143	46.1
If yes, at what age did you disclose?	7-12	135	43.5
If yes, at what age did you disclose?	> 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
Do you intend to disclose in the future	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