Table 1.
Reasons for stigmatization in total sample and therapy sample.
| Sample | Reasons for stigmatization (sorted by frequency in decreasing order) | N |
|---|---|---|
| Stigmatized individuals in total sample (N = 352; 31.12%) | LRA-related | 216 |
| HIV/Aids | 37 | |
| Mental health problems/PTSD symptoms | 31 | |
| Family-related problems | 26 | |
| Others | 24 | |
| Physical injury/disease (other than HIV/Aids) | 12 | |
| Unknown | 9 | |
| Orphan | 8 | |
| Land-issues | 7 | |
| Different ethnicity | 5 | |
| Widowed | 3 | |
| Financial problems | 3 | |
| Low education | 3 | |
| Political reasons | 1 | |
| Stigmatized individuals in therapy sample (N = 172; 57.53%) | LRA-related | 134 |
| Mental health problems/PTSD symptoms | 19 | |
| HIV/Aids | 9 | |
| Family-related problems | 4 | |
| Land-issues | 4 | |
| Others | 4 | |
| Unknown | 3 | |
| Financial problems | 3 | |
| Different ethnicity | 3 | |
| Widowed | 2 | |
| Orphan | 2 | |
| Low education | 1 | |
| Physical injury/disease (other than HIV/Aids) | 1 | |
| Political reasons | 0 |
PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Multiple answers were possible, therefore no percentages are reported. Reasons for stigmatization were sorted by frequency in decreasing order.