Table 2.
Dimensions of felt stigma in the surveyed sample
| Dimensions | Females % |
Males % |
|---|---|---|
| HIV Felt Stigma* | ||
| No Stigma | 16.7 | 22.4 |
| Mild Stigma | 34.3 | 42.9 |
| Moderate Stigma | 30.4 | 27.2 |
| Severe Stigma | 18.6 | 7.5 |
| Personalized Stigma | ||
| No Stigma | 24.5 | 27.2 |
| Mild Stigma | 33.3 | 36.1 |
| Moderate Stigma | 22.5 | 20.4 |
| Severe Stigma | 19.6 | 16.3 |
| Disclosure Concerns* | ||
| No Stigma | 32.4 | 44.2 |
| Mild Stigma | 22.5 | 25.2 |
| Moderate Stigma | 23.5 | 14.3 |
| Severe Stigma | 21.6 | 16.3 |
| Negative Self-image* | ||
| No Stigma | 23.5 | 34.0 |
| Mild Stigma | 29.4 | 34.0 |
| Moderate Stigma | 19.6 | 25.9 |
| Severe Stigma | 27.5 | 6.1 |
| Public Attitudes* | ||
| No Stigma | 16.8 | 25.2 |
| Mild Stigma | 24.8 | 33.3 |
| Moderate Stigma | 46.5 | 35.4 |
| Severe Stigma | 11.9 | 6.1 |
*
p<.05