Table 4. Linear regression betas (95% CI) for factors associated with personal and perceived community stigma.
| Variables Retained in Models | Personal stigma | Perceived community stigma | ||
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| β (95% C.I.) | P | β (95% C.I.) | P | |
| Socio-demographics | ||||
| Age | 0.02 (0.005, 0.27) | < 0.005 | -0.02 (-0.04, -0.007) | < 0.005 |
| Primary level education only | 0.66 (0.12, 1.21) | < 0.05 | ||
| Male gender | 0.40 (0.12, 0.68) | < 0.01 | ||
| HIV-related experience | ||||
| HIV knowledge | -0.39 (-0.45, -0.32) | < 0.000 | 0.29 (0.18, 0.40) | < 0.000 |
| Know someone with HIV | -0.39 (-0.68, -0.11) | < 0.01 | 0.97 (0.47, 1.48) | < 0.000 |
| Tested for HIV | -0.30 (-0.59, -0.01) | < 0.05 | ||
| Perceived community stigma | 0.12 (0.08, 0.16) | < 0.000 | NA | |
| Personal stigma | N/A | 0.29 (0.19, 0.38) | < 0.000 | |
| Cultural Beliefs | ||||
| Traditional healer can cure AIDS | 0.32 (0.08, 0.57) | < 0.01 | ||
| People with HIV are bewitched | 0.71 (0.25, 1.17) | < 0.01 | ||