Table 4.
Exploratory factor analysis pattern matrix loadings for 10 HIV internalized stigma scale items
| Item | Factors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-acceptance | Self-exclusion | Social withdrawal | |
| I feel ashamed | 0.707 | −0.127 | 0.008 |
| I feel guilty | 0.671 | 0.050 | −0.280 |
| I blame myself | 0.471 | 0.153 | −0.519 |
| I have low self-esteem | 0.806 | −0.030 | 0.062 |
| I feel I should be punished | 0.675 | 0.055 | 0.141 |
| I took the decision to stop working | −0.072 | 0.720 | 0.024 |
| I decided not to apply for a job/work or for a promotion | 119 | 0.739 | 0.155 |
| I withdrew from education/training or did not take up an opportunity for education/training | −0.071 | 0.841 | −0.126 |
| I decided not to get married | 0.110 | −0.035 | 0.752 |
| I decided not to have sex | −0.027 | 0.151 | 0.700 |