Table 1 Examples of the directed content analysis
Meaningful units | Condensations | Codes | Sub-categories | Pre-determined categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
‘I got support here at the hospital, and this is like my ‘health family’, talking to the nurse and the peer supporters. That is important’. (Cries when saying this) (P1) | Talking to nurses and peer supporters when needing support related to HIV | The hospital as a supportive family | Gaining emotional support | Attachment |
‘It was good. I am not alone. I knew I was not alone, but I knew no one else’. (P3) | Meeting peer supporters provided a feeling of not being alone | Meeting peers promotes the feeling of not being alone | Experiencing a sense of belonging | Social integration |
‘You have to be discreet all the time. I survive by being so quiet about this. I am happy that we had this peer talk here at the hospital. It is a typical problem that you really have to talk to someone about, but you cannot talk about it because people probably cannot relate, and they might be discriminating.’ (P4) | Need of discretion when afraid of being stigmatised; the hospital is the only place to meet peers | Non-disclosure of PLHIV prevents them from meeting other peers outside of the hospital | A safe place | OPCs as the setting for peer support |