Theme |
Sub-theme |
Codes |
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Facilitators |
Individual factors |
Need for support Empowerment from clinic Information about HIV built trust |
Gender Older age |
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Health facility factors |
Continuous counselling Peer to peer interactions |
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Societal factors |
Counselling Peer influence |
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Barriers |
Individual factors |
Stigma |
Fear of the unknown |
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Health facility factors |
Long queues |
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Societal factors |
Parents refusal Violent partner Stigma Prejudice |
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Consequences |
Positive effects |
Social support, Partner testing, Built self-esteem, Good adherence, Good relationships |
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Negative effects |
Domestic violence, Stigma/rejection, Low self-esteem, |
Loss of jobs Change of school Psychiatric effects |
Table 1: Thematic presentation of facilitators and barriers of self-disclosure of HIV status among adolescents attending MJAP clinic
Tables at a glance