TABLE 4.
Parental Facilitators and Barriers by HIV-Related Communication Measures: Midwest United States, 2009-2010
| Disclosure to Children | HIV-Related Communicationa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample (n|=|90), No. (%) | None/Some (n|=|33), No. (%) | All (n|=|57), No. (%) | Frequency (n|=|90), No. (Mean) | Self-Efficacy (n|=|90), No. (Mean) | Importance (n|=|90), No. (Mean) | |
| Facilitators | ||||||
| [ems]Utilizing support | 40 (44.4) | 16 (48.5) | 24 (42.1) | 39 (28.4) | 39 (31.9) | 39 (35.5) |
| [ems]Focusing on benefits of talk | 37 (41.1) | 12 (36.4) | 25 (43.9) | 36 (28.5) | 36 (33.0)*b | 36 (35.8)**c |
| [ems]Previous relationship with child | 20 (22.2) | 10 (30.3) | 10 (17.5) | 19 (28.0) | 19 (32.8) | 19 (34.8) |
| Barriers | ||||||
| [ems]Fear/focus on disadvantages | 27 (30.0) | 12 (36.4) | 15 (26.3) | 26 (26.8) | 26 (31.8) | 26 (35.1) |
| [ems]Living in denial | 20 (22.2) | 6 (18.2) | 14 (24.6) | 19 (27.8) | 19 (33.1) | 18 (35.7) |
| [ems]Lack parental role model | 19 (21.1) | 11 (33.3)* | 8 (14.0)* | 18 (26.2) | 18 (31.7) | 18 (35.4) |
| Being HIV-positive | ||||||
| [ems]Makes talk easier | 53 (58.8) | 11 (33.3)** | 42 (73.7)** | 53 (28.9)* | 53 (32.4)* | 53 (34.9) |
| [ems]Makes talk harder/does not affect | 37 (41.1) | 22 (66.7)** | 15 (26.3)** | 37 (24.9)* | 37 (30.0)* | 36 (34.9) |
Note. Facilitators and barriers are not exhaustive categories; being HIV-positive categories are exhaustive.
a
Possible scores on each scale ranged from 9 to 36.
b
Mean score|=|30.3 for parents who did not report this facilitator.
c
Mean score|=|34.3 for parents who did not report this facilitator.
*
P|≤|.05
**
P|≤|.01.