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. 2017 Nov 16;12(11):e0187231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187231

Table 3. Percentage and number of the respondents who had negative attitudes according to particular HIV stigma domains.

Domain The question Answered ‘Yes’ Did not answer n (%)
Weight % n/N
Anticipated stigma 1. Most people hesitate to take an HIV or AIDS test due to fear of people’s reaction if the test result is positive for HIV. 76.9 8,006/10,464 58 (0.6)
Perceived stigma 2. People living with or thought to be living with HIV or AIDS lose respect or standing. 69.2 7,211/10,461 61 (0.6)
Fear of HIV infection 3. Do you fear that you could contract HIV if you come into contact with the saliva of a person living with HIV? 57.0 6,031/10,458 64 (0.6)
Social judgment 4. Do you agree with this sentence?: “I would be ashamed if someone in my family had HIV or AIDS” 38.2 3,931/10,459 63 (0.6)
Experienced stigma 5. You feel too disgusted to buy fresh food or ready-to-eat food from a shopkeeper or vendor whom you know has HIV or AIDS. (D1) 52.1 5,429/10,465 57 (0.5)
Discrimination 6. You think that children living with HIV or AIDS should not attend the same classroom with other children. (D2) 23.7 2,512/10,455 67 (0.6)
UNAIDS global indicator for discriminatory attitudes toward PLHIV (answered “yes” to either question 5 and/or question 6) 58.6 6,108/10,451 71 (0.7)