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Disclosure to children has been identified as one of the main challenges for parents living with HIV (PLH). The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore motivators, barriers, and the process of parental disclosure in a Zimbabwean community with high HIV prevalence. A total of 28 PLH participated in three focus groups comprising PLH who had disclosed their HIV status to their children (n = 11), PLH who had not disclosed to their children (n = 7), and the third group contained PLH who both had and had not disclosed their status (n = 10). Full, partial and indirect disclosure approaches were used by parents. Barriers to disclosing included the children being ‘too young’ and lacking understanding of HIV as well as inability to maintain confidentiality around parents’ status, 2) causing the child to worry, 3) being embarrassed, and 4) fearing that disclosure would prompt a child to treat a parent with disrespect. Motivators included 1) support of various kinds from their children, 2) educating their children around HIV risk, and 3) facilitating discussions about parental illness and death. Our findings suggest that understanding the barriers to disclosure is likely insufficient for supporting and promoting parental disclosure. The motivation for disclosure, support for the disclosure process, and culturally relevant interventions are needed to promote and support parental disclosure.

Motivators and Barriers for Parents to Disclose their HIV Status to Children