Table 3.
Means and standard deviations for immediate and long-term reactions to disclosure.
| Immediate |
Long-term |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | M | SD | M | SD |
| 1. Hugs me. | 3.94 | 1.59 | 3.91 | 1.60 |
| 2. Is worried about me or the family. | 3.77 | 1.65 | 3.65 | 1.52 |
| 3. Comforts me. | 3.69 | 1.53 | 3.89 | 1.59 |
| 4. Asks questions regarding the meaning of HIV/AIDS or the meaning of my being sick. | 3.68 | 1.61 | 3.40 | 1.72 |
| 5. Starts to cry to show emotional distress. | 3.55 | 1.52 | 2.50 | 1.48 |
| 6. Tells me it is going to be okay. | 3.31 | 1.66 | 3.71 | 1.64 |
| 7. Is shocked or stunned. | 3.20 | 1.69 | 2.49 | 1.44 |
| 8. Asks whether other people were or are HIV-positive (e.g. child, father, sibling). | 3.15 | 1.73 | 2.68 | 1.85 |
| 9. Is fearful about the future. | 3.11 | 1.59 | 2.71 | 1.71 |
| 10. Asks questions about how the diagnosis will affect his/her life. | 2.94 | 1.69 | 3.11 | 1.78 |
| 11. Feels sorry for me. | 2.86 | 1.70 | 2.53 | 1.64 |
| 12. Asks whether she/he is HIV-positive. | 2.85 | 1.72 | 2.32 | 1.70 |
| 13. Does not seem to understand what this means. | 2.80 | 1.68 | 2.74 | 1.74 |
| 14. Tells me that she/he is scared. | 2.74 | 1.69 | 2.49 | 1.42 |
| 15. Responds with anger. Anger at the infecting person; God; you. | 2.47 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.37 |
| 16. Is physically upset (e.g. shaking, complained of stomach ache). | 2.24 | 1.54 | 1.32 | 0.98 |
| 17. Is in denial or disbelief. | 2.17 | 1.44 | 1.77 | 1.17 |
| 18. Told someone else about my HIV status. | 1.91 | 1.40 | 1.83 | 1.34 |
| 19. Appears disinterested or bored. | 1.83 | 1.27 | 1.88 | 1.37 |
| 20. Tries to change the subject. | 1.71 | 1.29 | 2.21 | 1.61 |
| 21. Becomes violent. | 1.51 | 1.04 | 1.35 | 0.98 |
| 22. Does not want to touch me because she/he was scared she/he might get it. | 1.46 | 1.01 | 1.57 | 1.12 |
| 23. Rejects me or tells me to leave. | 1.40 | 0.98 | 1.26 | 0.79 |