Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of respondents to the HIV Stigma Scale in South India [11], Sweden [12], and the US [11, 14, 18]

Cohort	n	Gender %Female	Ageb Mean, range (SD)
South India	250	50a	35, 18–49 (6)c,d
Sweden	188	43	49, 19–83 (12)c,e
The United States	598	34a	43, 23–68 (11)d,e,f
All	1036	40	41, 18–83 (11)

Respondents with missing values in one or more of the HIV stigma subscales were excluded

^aSignificant difference between India and the United States (χ² = 60.8, p < 0.001)

^bOverall significant difference (ANOVA): F(2,495) = 126.7, p < 0.001

^cSignificant difference between India and Sweden, Tukey post hoc test, p < 0.001

^dSignificant difference between India and Chicago, Tukey post hoc test, p < 0.001

^eSignificant difference between Chicago and Sweden, Tukey post hoc test, p < 0.001

^fAge only available for respondents from Chicago