Living with HIV, disclosure patterns and partnerships a decade after the introduction of HIV programmes in rural South Africa

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of the 20 women that were interviewed.

Study Number	Maternal age (years)	Child age (years)	Child sex	Marital status	PMTCT Site	Currently employed	Bore child after index child	Last CD4 cell count result cells/ml	Currently on ART
1	26	7	F	Single	Peri-urban	No	Yes	105	Yes
2	32	6	M	Single	Peri-urban	No	Yes	568	Yes
3	32	7	F	Single	Rural	Yes	Yes	379	No^a
4	44	8	M	Single	Peri-urban	Yes	No	800	Yes
5	46	7	M	Married	Peri-urban	No	No	700	Yes
6	36	6	F	Married	Peri-urban	Yes	No	297	Yes
7	37	7	M	Single	Rural	No	No	487	Yes
8	49	8	F	Widowed	Rural	No	No	219	Yes
9	28	6	F	Single	Rural	No	No	212	Yes
10	39	8	F	Married	Rural	Yes	No	467	Yes
11	28	7	F	Single	Rural	No	Yes	629	No
12	32	7	M	Married	Rural	No	Yes	518	Yes
13	37	7	M	Single	Rural	No	Yes	400	Yes
14	38	6	F	Married	Rural	Yes	Yes	350	Yes
15	31	8	F	Single	Rural	No	Yes	709	No
16	36	7	F	Single	Rural	Yes	Yes	459	No
17	28	6	F	Single	Rural	No	Yes	300	Yes
18	29	8	M	Single	Rural	Yes	Yes	320	No*
19	32	7	F	Single	Rural	No	No	540	No
20	29	7	F	Single	Rural	No	Yes	394	Yes

^aAt the time of the interview ART eligibility criteria was ≤350 cells/ml.

Table 2. HIV disclosure of participating women.

Study number	In a relationship with the child's father	Lives with current partner	Partner HIV positive	Aware of other adult family members with HIV	Disclosed to current partner	Disclosed to parent	Disclosed to sibling	Disclosed to friend	Disclosed to other relative	Disclosed to religious person	Whom disclosed to first
1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Partner
2	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Parent
3	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No disclosure
4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Partner
5	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Parent
6	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Partner
7	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Sibling
8	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Partner
9	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Sibling
10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Friend
11	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Friend
12	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Partner
13	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No disclosure
14	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Partner
15	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Partner
16	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Partner
17	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Parent
18	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Other relative
19	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Other relative
20	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Partner
Total	10	9	8	14	13	5	9	11	11	4