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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 20.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2009 Feb;21(2):197–206. doi: 10.1080/09540120801932157

Table 2. Personal and perceived community stigma responses (N=1077).

Personal stigma Perceived community stigma
Blame and judgement
Getting HIV is a punishment for bad behaviour 456 (42.3%) 647 (60.1%)
People with HIV have themselves to blame 363 (33.7%) 704 (65.4%)
Person with HIV must have done something wrong to deserve it 333 (30.9%) 703 (65.3%)
People with HIV should be ashamed of themselves 246 (22.8%) 662 (61.5%)
Think less of someone because they have HIV 116 (10.8%) 661 (61.4%)
Interpersonal distance
Would not employ someone with HIV 318 (29.5%) 709 (65.8%)
Feel uncomfortable around people with HIV 255 (23.7%) 716 (66.5%)
Would not drink from a tap if person with HIV had just drunk from it 215 (20.0%) 591 (54.9%)
Would not like to sit next to someone with HIV in public transport 189 (17.5%) 547 (50.8%)
Afraid to be around people with HIV 182 (16.9%) 709 (65.8%)
Would not like to be friends with someone with HIV 174 (16.2%) 651 (60.4%)
Would not like someone with HIV to be living next door 156 (14.5%) 507 (47.1%)