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Table 6 Concerns about future marriage

From: Sexual and reproductive health behavior and unmet needs among a sample of adolescents living with HIV in Zambia: a cross-sectional study

Main theme

Sub-theme

Disclosing HIV status to partner

Do not know how to disclose my HIV status to partner

Concern about partner'’s reaction after disclosing my HIV status

Options in marriage

Not getting married may be better

HIV-positive partner may be suitable

HIV transmission to partner

Don'’t know how to protect partner from HIV infection

Concern about the risk of HIV transmission to partner

HIV transmission to children

Don'’t know how to protect children from HIV infection

Concern about the risk of HIV transmission to children

  1. Out of 82 adolescents who had concerns about future marriage, 63 (76.8%) provided open-ended answers to explain the specific concerns or anxieties