Table 3.

Disclosed Caregivers Reasons for Delayed Disclosure (N = 20)

Variable	Agree, n (%)
I did not know how the child would react	19 (95.0)
The child was too young and not mature enough to know	18 (90.0)
Disclosure to child at that age would not have made any difference in child’s treatment/care	11 (55.0)
I did not know how to tell the child about this diagnosis	14 (70.0)
I did not know what to tell child	14 (70.0)
I wanted to protect child from social stigma and discrimination	16 (80.0)
I was afraid others would get to know if child fails to keep the information secret	16 (80.0)
I was afraid disclosure would cause child to be unhappy/depressed	15 (75.0)
I was afraid about child asking me how one became infected, because child might blame me.	14 (70.0)
I could not have discussed sex with child at that age if child asked me to explain how he/she got infected.	18 (90.0)