Table 4.
MARISTAN Stigma Scale– Factor scores by demography [Mean item score and (sd)]
|
Informal networks |
Socio-institutional |
Health professionals |
Self-stigma |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ( SD ) | F | M ( SD ) | F | M ( SD ) | F | M ( SD ) | F | |
| Total sample |
2.9 (1.3) |
|
3.7 (1.3) |
|
2.5 (1.5) |
|
3.7 (1.7) |
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Men |
2.8 (1.3) |
0.55 |
3.7 (1.3) |
0.06 |
2.6 (1.5) |
0.28 |
3.6 (1.6) |
1.34 |
| Women |
3.0 (1.4) |
3.6 (1.3) |
2.5 (1.6) |
3.9 (1,9) |
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| Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-29 |
2.4 (1.1) |
2.50 |
3.5 (1.4) |
0.73 |
2.2 (1.4) |
1.93 |
3.5 (1.4) |
1.43 |
| 30-39 |
2.8 (1.4) |
3.6 (1.4) |
2.5 (1.5) |
3.4 (1.6) |
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| 40-49 |
3.2 (1.3) |
3.9 (1.3) |
2.8 (1.6) |
3.9 (1.8) |
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| 50 and more |
3.0 (1.3) |
3.6 (1.2) |
2.0 (1.3) |
4.1 (1.8) |
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| Country |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Argentina |
3.9 (1.2) |
3.10* | 4.7 (0.8) |
3.36** | 3.9 (1.1) |
4.28** | 4.1 (1.9) |
2.08 |
| Brazil |
2.6 (1.2) |
3.9 (1.5) |
2.6 (1.7) |
3.5 (1.8) |
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| Chile |
3.2 (1.4) |
4.0 (1.1) |
2.7 (1.5) |
4.4 (1.5) |
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| Portugal |
2.9 (1.4) |
3.6 (1.3) |
2.3 (1.2) |
3.2 (1.3) |
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| Spain |
2.6 (1.1) |
3.3 (1.3) |
2.6 (1.3) |
3.2 (1.7) |
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| UK | 2.7 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.4) | 2.0 (1.5) | 3.6 (1.8) | ||||
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.