Table 2.
Percent participants endorsing stigmatizing statements
| Total | BLR | MUM | χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorsement of coercive policies | ||||
| FSWs should be tested for HIV/AIDS | 98.5 | 99.1 | 98.0 | 2.12 |
| MSMs should be tested for HIV/AIDS | 91.0 | 85.1 | 96.7 | 43.82** |
| HIV+ children should not be allowed to attend school | 16.9 | 20.0 | 13.8 | 7.40** |
| PLHA should have right to choose whether or not to disclose (R) | 15.6 | 13.0 | 18.1 | 5.34* |
| Employers should be able to fire a worker who has HIV/AIDS | 9.5 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 4.05 |
| Health care workers should be able to refuse to treat a PLHA | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 0.20 |
| People with HIV/AIDS should not be allowed to have children | 77.7 | 73.0 | 82.2 | 13.17** |
| Women with HIV/AIDS should be allowed to have children (R) | 75.5 | 71.3 | 79.7 | 10.09** |
| People with HIV/AIDS should be allowed to marry (R) | 72.3 | 71.7 | 73.0 | 0.22 |
| Perceptions of responsibility | ||||
| Men visiting FSWs are mainly responsible for infecting their wives | 95.0 | 95.9 | 94.1 | 1.65 |
| Those got HIV through sex or drug use have got what they deserved | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 0.02 |
| Most HIV positive people don’t care if they infect others | 71.2 | 64.8 | 77.6 | 21.25** |
| FSWs are mainly responsible for spread of HIV/AIDS | 69.1 | 77.4 | 61.1 | 33.27** |
| Intent to discriminate | ||||
| An HIV/AIDS patient was treated at same clinic as you | 55.9 | 53.2 | 58.4 | 2.97 |
| Eat from the same plate used by one with HIV/AIDS (R) | 51.7 | 52.1 | 51.4 | 0.05 |
| Not seek services from a HCW with HIV/AIDS | 35.9 | 33.7 | 38.1 | 2.13 |
| Feel comfortable feeding by hand, one with HIV/AIDS (R) | 28.7 | 33.8 | 23.9 | 12.91** |
| Your child had a classmate with HIV/AIDS | 24.9 | 28.7 | 21.2 | 7.95** |
| You had a co-worker with HIV/AIDS | 16.8 | 21.1 | 12.6 | 13.87** |
| Refuse to live next door to one with HIV/AIDS | 18.8 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 0.06 |
| Avoid visiting relative with HIV/AIDS | 14.6 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 6.36* |
| Take care of children with HIV or whose parents had HIV/AIDS (R) | 12.1 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 11.30** |
| Relationships with PLHA (Know ≥ 1 PLHA) | 27.5 | 26.2 | 28.8 | 0.86 |
| Negative feelings toward PLHA: Mean (SD) (range −90–100) | 11 (36) | 7 (38) | 16 (33) | −4.00a** |
R Reverse coded item
at-Value
* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01