Table 1.

Discrimination Experiences, Internalized AIDS Stigma, Cognitive-Affective Depression, and Social Support Scores among Men and Women Living with HIV/AIDS.

	Men (N =420)		Women (N = 643)
	N	%	N	%	χ 2
Discrimination Experiences
Has talked with a friend about AIDS.	296	70	494	77	5.3*
Has been treated differently by friends and family since they found out you were HIV positive.	167	40	199	31	8.5**
Friends or family stopped visiting after learning you are HIV positive.	145	34	167	26	8.5**
HIV caused you to lose a job or housing.	115	27	114	18	14.0**
Have experienced discrimination because of HIV.	191	45	254	40	5.5*
There are people you have not told you are HIV positive because you fear their reaction.	251	60	391	61	0.1
Internalized Stigma
It is difficult to tell other people about my HIV infection.	275	66	392	61	2.3
Being HIV positive makes me feel dirty.	138	33	144	23	14.1**
I feel guilty that I am HIV positive.	197	47	233	37	10.7**
I am ashamed that I am HIV positive.	181	43	224	37	6.5**
I sometimes feel worthless because I am HIV positive.	157	38	219	34	1.2
It is my own fault that I am HIV positive.	215	51	240	38	18.8**
I hide my HIV status from others.	241	57	335	53	1.9

	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t
Internalized AIDS Stigma	3.3	2.0	2.8	2.1	4.2**
Cognitive-Affective Depression	11.5	6.1	12.8	6.7	3.1**
Social Support	7.3	2.6	7.9	2.7	3.4**

^*p < .05

^**p < .01