Table 2.
Item | Number (proportion) reporting sometimes, often, or always |
Principal Component Analysis Eigenvalue |
---|---|---|
Felt having HIV was a punishment for things I had done in the past | 65 (32.2%) | 0.345 |
Felt that people were avoiding me because of my HIV status | 48 (23.8%) | 0.799 |
Feared that I would lose my friends if they learned about my HIV status | 85 (42.3%) | 0.657 |
Felt like people that I know were treating me differently because of my HIV status | 63 (31.3%) | 0.800 |
Felt like people looked down on me because I have HIV | 64 (31.8%) | 0.698 |
Avoided dating because most people don’t want a relationship with someone with HIV | 115 (58.0%) | 0.453 |
Avoided a situation because I was worried about people knowing I have HIV | 109 (54.0%) | 0.653 |
Was embarrassed about having HIV | 102 (50.5%) | 0.679 |
Felt that keeping my HIV status secret was important | 157 (77.8%) | 0.557 |