Primary caregivers healthcare workers teachers and community leaders’ perceptions and experiences of their involvement practice and challenges of disclosure of HIV status to children living with HIV in Malawi: a qualitative study

摘要

BackgroundThe World Health Organisation has recommended that healthcare workers, teachers and community leaders work with parents to support children living with HIV. The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions and experiences of primary caregivers and other care providers such as healthcare workers, teachers, and community leaders regarding their involvement, practice and challenges of HIV disclosure to children aged between 6 and 12 years living with HIV in Malawi.