Table 3.

Cronbach Alpha and Mean Score (SD) of Two Stigma Scales

	Perceived Public Stigma			Personal Stigma
	Alpha	M (SD)	P-value	Alpha	M (SD)	P-value
Overall sample	.86	2.18(.68)		.87	2.32(.75)
Sex			n.s.			<.0001
Boys	.87	2.20(.69)		.87	2.40(.78)
Girls	.86	2.17(.68)		.85	2.24(.71)
Age			<.0001			<.0001
<12	.87	2.27(.74)		.86	2.64(.82)
12–14	.87	2.11(.66)		.88	2.26(.72)
>15	.85	2.23(.65)		.81	2.10(.61)
Orphanhood Status			<.0001			n.s.
AIDS Orphans	.87	2.28(.70)		.86	2.31(.74)
Vulnerable Children	.85	2.18(.69)		.89	2.37(.85)
Comparison Children	.84	2.01(.61)		.83	2.29(.63)
Family SES Score			n.s.			.002
0	.88	2.22(.71)		.87	2.31(.80)
1	.86	2.21(.68)		.88	2.24(.75)
2	.85	2.15 (.66)		.87	2.29(.73)
3	.86	2.16(.71)		.86	2.40(.74)
4	.86	2.26(.70)		.83	2.47(.75)