Table 3.
Comparison of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and sociocultural factors by HIV disclosure decisions.
| Decision to disclose HIV status to children |
Decision to conceal HIV status to children |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole sample | Yes | No | F | P value | Yes | No | F | P value | |
| Intrapersonal factors | |||||||||
| Stress | 1.710 (0.502) | 1.776 (0.622) | 1.719 (0.499) | F (1 1098) =0.729 | 0.393 | 1.692 (0.498) | 1.770 (0.517) | F (1 1098) = 6.1 67 | 0.013 |
| Depression | 1.922 (0.610) | 2.034 (0.687) | 1.923 (0.608) | F (1 1099) = 1.830 | 0.176 | 1.893 (0.610) | 1.986 (0.609) | F (1 1099) = 6.057 | 0.014 |
| Coping | 2.552 (0.669) | 2.835 (0.589) | 2.569 (0.680) | F (1 1099) = 8.677 | 0.003 | 2.586 (0.698) | 2.577 (0.641) | F (1 1099) = 0.042 | 0.837 |
| Resilience | 3.237 (0.850) | 3.234 (0.872) | 3.233 (0.858) | F (1 1099) < 0.001 | 0.995 | 3.295 (0.865) | 3.134 (0.837) | F (1 1097) = 9.132 | 0.003 |
| Fears of general HIV disclosure | 2.889 (0.426) | 2.790 (0.440) | 2.895 (0.425) | F (1 1099) =3.397 | 0.066 | 2.923 (0.398) | 2.835 (0.462) | F (1 1099) = 11.164 | 0.001 |
| Fear of parental HIV disclosure | 2.804 (0.490) | 2.537 (0.536) | 2.819 (0.484) | F (1 1093) =4.453 | <0.0001 | 2.862 (0.452) | 2.706 (0.531) | F (1 1093) = 26.582 | <0.0001 |
| Interpersonal factors | |||||||||
| Family relationship | 3.534 (0.668) | 3.477 (0.625) | 3.538 (0.668) | F (1946) = 0.342 | 0.559 | 3.543 (0.673) | 3.518 (0.658) | F (1946) = 0.301 | 0.583 |
| Parent–child relationship | 0.370 (0.342) | 0.562 (0.325) | 0.359 (0.340) | F (1 1098) =20.074 | <0.0001 | 0.315 (0.321) | 0.460 (0.358) | F (1 1098) = 48.38 | <0.0001 |
| Social support | 2.442 (0.877) | 2.679 (0.784) | 2.454 (0.894) | F (1 1099)=3.591 | 0.058 | 2.458 (0.924) | 2.477 (0.832) | F (1 1099) = 0.116 | 0.733 |
| Sociocultural factors | |||||||||
| Stigma | 2.459 (0.510) | 2.337 (0.465) | 2.469 (0.512) | F (1 1099) =3.794 | 0.052 | 2.487 | 2.421 (0.515) | F (1 1099) = 4.325 | 0.038 |