TABLE 2.

Summary of results.

Superordinate themes	Themes	Subthemes
1. Aspects of Vhavenda traditional schools which may promote HIV and AIDS management	1.1 Promoting abstinence and faithfulness	1.1.1 Delayed sexual debut
		1.1.2 Early engagement for marriage, to prevent multiple concurrent partners
		1.1.3 Infertility management
	1.2 Role clarifications for different stages of initiation schools	1.2.1 How to behave as a married man
		1.2.2 How to behave as a married woman
		1.2.3 Forms of address
		1.2.4 Preparation for sexual activity
	1.3 Averting conflict between couples	1.3.1 How to behave towards the opposite sex
		1.3.2 Mediator’s role in a married couple
		1.3.3 Teaching mutual respect
2. Gaps identified at initiation schools that may fuel the spread of HIV	2.1 Nonadherence to infection, prevention and control measures	2.1.1 Use of a single knife
		2.1.2 One traditional surgeon making the incision on all initiates
	2.2 Gender discrimination	2.2.1 Male dominance at all traditional schools
		2.2.2 Reduced libido among women
		2.2.3 Emphasising tolerance

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.