Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the children, PCGs and KidzAlive trained and mentored HCWs
Category of Participants | Variable | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
KidzAlive trained and mentored HCWs | Sex | Male | 1 |
Female | 19 | ||
Age (in years) | 18–25 | 3 | |
26–30 | 4 | ||
31–40 | 8 | ||
40+ | 5 | ||
Professional designation | Professional nurse | 8 | |
HIV/AIDS counsellor | 12 | ||
Experience working with children (in years) | 1–3 | 9 | |
4–6 | 2 | ||
7–9 | 7 | ||
10+ | 2 | ||
Primary Caregivers (PCGs) | Sex | Male | 3 |
Female | 27 | ||
Age (in years) | 18–25 | 8 | |
26–30 | 10 | ||
31–40 | 9 | ||
40+ | 3 | ||
Marital status | Married/cohabiting | 19 | |
Single | 7 | ||
Divorce/separated /widowed | 4 | ||
Relationship to the child | Biological mother | 19 | |
Biological father | 1 | ||
Grandparent | 2 | ||
Uncle/Aunt | 4 | ||
Sibling | 4 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Level of education | No formal education | 2 | |
Up to primary school | 3 | ||
Up to high school and beyond | 25 | ||
HIV status | HIV positive | 15 | |
HIV negative | 9 | ||
Unknown | 6 | ||
Children | Age (years) | 5–6 | 4 |
7–8 | 11 | ||
9–10 | 6 | ||
11–12 | 9 | ||
Sex | Male | 13 | |
Female | 17 | ||
Age at diagnosis (in years) | 0–2 | 12 | |
3–4 | 9 | ||
5–6 | 3 | ||
7–8 | 3 | ||
9–10 | 2 | ||
11–12 | 1 | ||
Child on HAART | Yes | 30 | |
No | 0 | ||
Child going to school | Yes | 30 | |
No | 0 | ||
Disclosure status of child | Not disclosed | 16 | |
Partially disclosed | 5 | ||
Full disclosure | 9 | ||
Child’s age at disclosure (in years) | 2–5 | 1 | |
6–8 | 10 | ||
9–12 | 3 | ||