Table 3. Total Stigma Scores and Subscale Scores by Female Gender and Ethnicity.

Women	White n = 57	Black or African n = 84	Aboriginal n = 8	Other n = 18	p-value
Personalized (Enacted) Stigma	11 (8–16)	12 (10–16)	12 (8–13.5)	10 (8–16)	0.37
Disclosure Concerns	16 (15–19)	17 (15–19)	16 (15.5–17)	16.5 (15–19)	0.79
Concern with Public Attitudes	13 (11–15)	16 (14–18)	14.8 (11.5–16)	15 (12–19)	<001
Negative Self Image	11 (9–15)	14 (10.5–16)	12 (8–17)	14 (8–15)	0.34
Total	53 (45–60)	57.5 (53–65)	55.3 (50.5–60	54.5 (47–66)	0.02

Footnote. Each subscale score is calculated by adding up the score from the relevant question, with a score range of 5 – 20. The total stigma score is calculated by adding up the subscale scores, with a score range of 16 – 80. Higher scores indicate a higher degree of HIV-related stigma.