Table 3.
The prevalence of internalized HIV stigma among PLHIV.
Statements | Mean (SD) | Strongly agree/ agree, n (%) |
---|---|---|
2. People’s attitudes make me feel worse about myself | 2.45 (0.69) | 1497 (50.1) |
7. Having HIV makes me feel I am a bad person | 2.43 (0.69) | 1374 (46.0) |
3. I feel I am not as good as others because I have HIV | 2.40 (0.71) | 1372 (45.9) |
8. Having HIV in my body is disgusting to me | 2.29 (0.68) | 1092 (36.6) |
4. I avoid making new friends because I have HIV | 2.27 (0.68) | 1048 (35.1) |
5. Having HIV makes me feel unclean | 2.26 (0.67) | 1049 (35.1) |
6. I feel set apart, isolated from the rest of the world | 2.26 (0.68) | 1015 (34.0) |
1. I feel guilty because I have HIV | 2.17 (0.68) | 881 (29.5) |
Total | 18.49 (4.35) | 2117 (71.9) |