Table 2.
Summary statistics for perceived HIV-stigma (n = 147) and factor loadings after Varimax rotation.
| Factors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | Mean | SD | Avoidance |
Social Rejection |
Shame | |
| Avoidance Dimension* | 59 | 86 | 3.7 | 1.8 | |||
| Felt others were uncomfortable | 57 | 83 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .90 | .06 | .17 |
| Felt people avoided you | 46 | 68 | 1.7 | .9 | .89 | .19 | .13 |
| Social Rejection Dimension* | 64 | 94 | 3.9 | 2.0 | |||
| Feared family rejection | 46 | 62 | 1.9 | 1.2 | −.04 | .88 | .21 |
| Feared losing friends | 52 | 77 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .34 | .77 | −.01 |
| Shame Dimension* | 73 | 107 | 5.8 | 2.5 | |||
| Felt blamed by others | 33 | 49 | 1.5 | .8 | .01 | −.11 | .83 |
| Thought HIV was punishment | 51 | 75 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .26 | .36 | .69 |
| Felt ashamed | 63 | 93 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .28 | .41 | .64 |
| Overall Perceived HIV-Stigma* | 89 | 131 | 13.4 | 4.8 |
Note. Items above represent stem question followed by “because you are HIV-positive”. Rate statistics represent ‘rarely’ or higher responses versus ‘not at all’, during the prior three months.
*
Rates statistics for dimensions represent a ‘rarely’ or higher response to any item in the dimension; . overall perceived stigma represents a ‘rarely’ or higher response to any item in any dimension