Table 5.

Consequences of disclosure, as presented by parents that had disclosed their HIV status.

Themes	Subthemes
(a) Positive consequences
Support and concern about health of the parent	(i) Reminding parents when the time for taking their drugs approached. (ii) Reminding their parents about the next hospital appointment. (iii) Financial assistance or helping with household chores.
Improved behaviour of children	(i) Change in the behaviour of the child to avoid stressing the parent.
(b) Negative consequences (mainly short term)
Emotional breakdown	(i) Children responding to disclosure by crying. (ii) The parent themselves crying after disclosure. (iii) Stress for both parent and child.
Children getting scared	(i) Children responding by getting very scared.