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. 2016 Sep 8;2016:2607249. doi: 10.1155/2016/2607249

Table 2.

Age of disclosure, self-disclosure, and person who disclosed HIV status  to the adolescent.

Number Percent
Who disclosed HIV status  to adolescent
 Told by mother at home 12 32
 Told by nurse at the clinic 9 24
 Told by father at home 3 8
 Told by grandmother at home 4 11
 Told by aunt at home 2 5
 Told by counselor at the clinic 3 8
 Told by doctor at the clinic 1 3
 Knew before but later told by older sister at home 1 3
 Overheard nurse telling mother 1 3
 Told by stepmother at home 1 3

Age of disclosure
 5–9 years 5 14
 10–12 years 12 32
 13–16 years 20 54

Duration since disclosure
 1–4 years 25 67
 5–9 years 11 30
 10 years 1 3

Self-disclosure to others (n = 36)
 Yes 8 22
 No 28 78

Person adolescents self-disclosed their status  to (n = 8)
 Friend/s 4 50
 Teacher 4 50

Duration on ART (n = 36)
 1–4 years 20 56
 5–9 years 9 25
 10 years 7 19

Missed ART dose in past month
 Yes 7 19
 No 30 81