Table 2 Examples of meaning units, codes, categories, and themes from the interview content analysis among CHW and participants involved in the CHW-led disclosure mechanism in the rural Uganda
Meaning units/quotes | Codes | Category | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
“Telling my partner my HIV positive status, would help both of us because if I know that I am positive, and my partner is also positive, we can both take ARVs freely and this may help us prolong our lives.” | Adherence to HIV treatment to prolong life and care | Disclosure is done to improve adherence to HIV care | Disclosure facilitates adherence to HIV management strategies |
“…that person or couple I am going to support in the disclosure process, I first make them my friends before we start any other discussions | Friendship with the a person living with HIV eases CHW-led disclosure mechanism | Client-CHW friendship facilitates disclosure when using CHW-led disclosure mechanism | Friendly relations between a client and the CHW motivate disclosure during CHW-led disclosure mechanism |
“…they are very helpful especially during counseling. They counsel you and you feel like you can do it. And when you listen very well and do what you agree with them, you can easily disclose” | Adequate client counseling during the CHW-led disclosure mechanism | Attitudes towards the counseling offered by the CHW during the CHW-led disclosure mechanism | Positive counselling attitude in CHW-led disclosure mechanism motivates disclosure |
“The advantage of using CHW in disclosure, issues like fights, arguments, separation may be minimized because a CHW may provide adequate and continuous counseling since they are always readily available to these couples.” | Fights, arguments, and separation reduce when the CHW-led disclosure mechanism is used | Negative disclosure outcomes reduce when the CHW-led disclosure mechanism is used | Un-eventful disclosure is achieved using CHW-led support mechanism |