Table 5. Univariate associations between level of stigma (outcome) and other factors.
| Stigma | |||||||
| Characteristic | None | Low | Medium | High | Odds ratio(95% CI) | P-value* | |
| Ever been tested for HIV | Yes | 37 (28%) | 47 (35%) | 26 (19%) | 24 (18%) | 0.77 (0.47–1.28) | 0.318 |
| No | 22 (28%) | 20 (25%) | 17 (22%) | 20 (25%) | 1.00 | ||
| Personally know someone who is sick or has died of AIDS | Yes | 54 (32%) | 48 (28%) | 33 (20%) | 34 (20%) | 0.61 (0.35–1.09) | 0.097 |
| No | 5 (11%) | 19 (43%) | 10 (23%) | 10 (23%) | 1.00 | ||
| Gender | Male | 30 (28%) | 37 (55%) | 21 (20%) | 17 (16%) | 1.35 (0.83–2.20) | 0.220 |
| Female | 29 (26%) | 30 (27%) | 22 (20%) | 27 (25%) | 1.00 | ||
| Age | Mean (SD) | 27.9 (9.0) | 27.3 (7.6) | 28.4 (9.2) | 32.2 (13.4) | 1.03 (1.00–1.06) | 0.029 |
| Marital status | Married/living with partner | 31 (24%) | 43 (34%) | 26 (20%) | 27 (21%) | 0.71 (0.41–1.22) | 0.36 |
| Never married | 22 (34%) | 19 (30%) | 12 (19%) | 11 (17%) | 1.00 | ||
| Divorced/widowed | 6 (27%) | 5 (23%) | 5 (23%) | 6 (27%) | 1.20 (0.52–2.71) | ||
| Education (highest) | None/primary incomplete | 1 (6%) | 4 (25%) | 3 (19%) | 8 (50%) | 0.55* (0.39–0.77) | 0.001 |
| Primary | 15 (21%) | 24 (33%) | 16 (22%) | 17 (24%) | |||
| Secondary | 36 (33%) | 36 (33%) | 20 (18%) | 17 (16%) | |||
| Higher | 7 (44%) | 3 (19%) | 4 (25%) | 2 (13%) | |||
| Problems getting food in last month | Never | 50 (32%) | 47 (30%) | 30 (19%) | 31 (20%) | 1.00 | 0.088 |
| Sometimes/often | 9 (16%) | 20 (36%) | 13 (24%) | 13 (24%) | 1.60 (0.93–2.76) | ||
*Trend.