Table 1.
Problems of HIV/AIDS-Affected Children and Adolescents Derived from Free Listing Exercises
| Theme | # Reporting N =74 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| No food / poor feeding habits / hunger | Nta biryo / imirire mibi / inzara | 12 (16) |
| Sorrow | Agahinda | 10 (14) |
| Poor standards of living | Imibereho mibi / kubura ibyangombwa | 8 (11) |
| Isolation | Kwigunga | 8 (11) |
| Dropping out of school / not studying | Kuva mumashuri / kutiga | 8 (11) |
| Hopelessness | Kwiheba | 7 (9) |
| People don't care for them | Abantu ntibabitaho | 7 (9) |
| Stress / worry | Guhangayika | 6 (8) |
| Poverty | Ubukene | 5 (7) |
| Loneliness / stay alone | Kuba bonyine / baribana | 5 (7) |
| No parents / orphans | Kubura ababyeyi / impfubyi | 5 (7) |
| Stigma / not free to express oneself | Akato / kutisanzura | 4 (5) |
| Poor sanitation | Isuku nke | 4 (5) |
| Mistreatment | Gufatwa nabi | 3 (4) |
| Bad manners | Imyitwarire mibi | 3 (4) |
| Often fall sick / sickness / opportunistic infections | Kurwaragurika / uburwayi / ibyuririzi | 3 (4) |
| Don't get medication / don't have medicine | Kubura uko bivuza / kubura imiti | 2 (3) |
| Become street children | Kuba ba mayibobo | 2 (3) |
| No strength / no energy | Nta ngufu / nta mbaraga | 2 (3) |
| Not tested | Kutipimisha | 2 (3) |
| Misunderstandings / not cooperating with each other | Ubwumvikane buke n'abandi | 1 (1) |
| Have no homes / don't own land | Kubura aho baba / nta sambu | 1 (1) |
| No means of getting to the hospital / no transport | Kubura uko ugera kwa muganga / kubura itiki | 1 (1) |