Table 4. Comparisons of fear of stigma and discrimination experienced in the past 12 months among PLHIV lower and higher levels of mental disorders.
| Fears of stigma and discrimination | Total score of GHQ-12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ≤ 3 | ≥ 4 | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Having been fearful of the following things happening to you: | ||||
| Being gossiped about | ||||
| No | 658 (65.5) | 451 (72.3) | 204 (54.0) | Ref |
| Yes | 347 (34.5) | 173 (27.7) | 174 (46.0) | 2.2 (1.7–2.9) |
| Being verbally insulted, harassed, or threatened | ||||
| No | 758 (75.4) | 511 (81.9) | 244 (64.6) | Ref |
| Yes | 247 (24.6) | 113 (18.1) | 134 (35.4) | 2.5 (1.9–3.3) |
| Being physically harassed and/or threatened | ||||
| No | 849 (84.5) | 557 (89.3) | 289 (76.5) | Ref |
| Yes | 156 (15.5) | 67 (10.7) | 89 (23.5) | 2.6 (1.8–3.6) |
| Being physically assaulted | ||||
| No | 865 (86.1) | 565 (90.5) | 297 (78.6) | Ref |
| Yes | 140 (13.9) | 59 (9.5) | 81 (21.4) | 2.6 (1.8–3.8) |
| Being rejected to have sexually intimate with | ||||
| No | 837 (83.8) | 527 (84.7) | 307 (82.1) | Ref |
| Yes | 162 (16.2) | 95 (15.3) | 67 (17.9) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GHQ, general health questionnaire; OR, odds ratio; PLHIV, people living with HIV.
* Chi-square test was used for the comparisons.