Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for demographic, support, and health variables in relation to stigma of parents affected by HIV/ AIDS.
| Berger scale – parental stigma (N = 292) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Mean Berger Score (SD) | p-Value (ANOVA or t-test) | |
| Overall | 292 (100) | 44.8 (12.1) | |
| Caregiver gender | |||
| Female | 215 (73.6) | 46.0 (12.0) | 0.007 |
| Male | 77 (26.4) | 41.6 (12.1) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/with a partner | 162 (55.7) | 45.2 (12.6) | 0.19 |
| Single | 43 (14.8) | 41.7 (11.5) | |
| Separated/widowed | 86 (29.5) | 45.6 (11.3) | |
| Parent schooling in years | |||
| ≤ 3 | 171 (58.6) | 46.6 (11.6) | 0.006 |
| 4–6 | 66 (22.6) | 41.1 (11.8) | |
| ≥ 7 | 55 (18.8) | 43.8 (13.1) | |
| Parent age | |||
| ≤ 29 | 29 (9.9) | 44.8 (11.4) | 0.18 |
| 30–39 | 134 (45.9) | 46.2 (12.5) | |
| 40–49 | 93 (31.8) | 44.3 (12.5) | |
| ≥ 50 | 36 (12.3) | 41.3 (9.7) | |
| Household income (gouds/month) | |||
| 0–250 | 54 (18.6) | 44.9 (13.7) | 0.25 |
| 251–750 | 37 (12.8) | 45.6 (10.4) | |
| 751–1500 | 51 (17.6) | 45.0 (10.8) | |
| 1501–2000 | 24 (8.3) | 50.2 (13.3) | |
| > 2000 | 71 (24.5) | 44.1 (11.4) | |
| Don’t know | 53 (18.2) | 42.8 (12.9) | |
| Commune | |||
| Belladere | 35 (12.0) | 50.5 (14.4) | <0.0001 |
| Boucan Carre | 62 (21.2) | 46.2 (11.0) | |
| Cange | 53 (18.2) | 48.1 (8.3) | |
| Hinche | 60 (20.6) | 37.0 (11.7) | |
| Lascohobas | 43 (14.7) | 47.4 (11.4) | |
| Thomonde | 23 (7.9) | 43.0 (13.2) | |
| Other | 16 (5.5) | 41.3 (9.5) | |
| Someone to provide support for money | |||
| No | 169 (57.9) | 45.6 (12.8) | 0.23 |
| Yes | 123 (42.1) | 43.8 (11.2) | |
| Someone to provide support for someplace to stay | |||
| No | 126 (43.2) | 44.5 (13.1) | 0.71 |
| Yes | 166 (57.8) | 45.1 (11.4) | |
| Caregiver has a confidant | |||
| No | 118 (40.1) | 43.7 (12.7) | 0.18 |
| Yes | 174 (59.6) | 45.6 (11.7) | |
| Combined caregiver supporta | |||
| No support | 51 (17.5) | 43.3 (12.8) | 0.60 |
| One support item | 87 (29.8) | 46.1 (13.4) | |
| Two support items | 86 (29.5) | 44.5 (11.5) | |
| Support on all three items | 68 (23.3) | 44.8 (10.5) | |
| Health keeps from working | |||
| No | 127 (43.5) | 41.9 (10.6) | 0.001 |
| Yes, some of the time | 122 (41.8) | 46.6 (12.4) | |
| Yes, all the time | 43 (14.7) | 48.5 (13.8) | |
| Unable to do some of work because of health | |||
| No | 113 (38.7) | 42.2 (10.5) | 0.002 |
| Yes, some of the time | 142 (48.6) | 45.7 (12.8) | |
| Yes, all the time | 37 (12.7) | 49.8 (12.8) | |
| Hopkins Symptom Checklist (depressive symptoms) | |||
| High quartile | 68 (23.3) | 53.1 (11.2) | <0.0001 |
| Lowest three quartiles | 224 (76.7) | 42.3 (11.3) | |
a
This item combines three social support questions: caregiver support for money (yes/no); a place to stay (yes/no); and having a confidant (yes/no).
Note: Because of missing values on independent variables, not all numbers in Column 1 add to 292.