HIV Positive status disclosure to sexual partners: a qualitative study to explore experiences and challenges among clients attending HIV care services in North-Western Tanzania

Figures & data

Table 1. Age and sex of participants in FGDs.

FGD	Age (yrs)	Male	Female	Total
FGD1: Males & Females	≤30	5	6	11
FGD2: Males and Females	≥31	5	5	10
FGD3: Males	≤30	10	0	10
FGD4: Males	≥31	8	0	8
FGD5: Females	≤30	0	9	9
FGD6: Females	≥31	0	12	12
Sub-Total		28	32	60

Table 2. Characteristics of IDI participants.

Variable	Category	Number
Age (years)	≤30	7
	31–45	16
	46–60	7
Sex	Males	14
	Female	16
Education	Primary school	16
	Secondary school	9
	University/college	5
Occupation	small scale farmers	5
	Self-employed (small scale entrepreneurs)	18
	Employed by the Government and Private Sectors	7
Disclosure status	Yes	19
	No	11

NB: Four respondents participated in both an IDI and FGDs; the total number of respondents is 86.

Figure 1. The Disclosure Decision Model in the context of HIV status disclosure to intimate partners. Adapted from (Omarzu, 2000).

Omarzu, J. (2000). A disclosure decision model: Determining how and when individuals will self-disclose. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4(2), 174–185. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0402_05

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Data availability statement

Data will be made available after the data sharing request is approved by the Medical Research Coordinating Committee at NIMR.