TABLE 2.
Independent sample t-tests on stigma dimensions between study groups.
| Variable | PLWHA (N = 300) |
PLWHPT (N = 300) |
t | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| Internalised stigma (INS) | 44.53 | 8.82 | 64.60 | 2.81 | 37.56 | 0.00** |
| Perceived stigma (PSC) | 43.29 | 6.82 | 60.57 | 2.22 | 41.71 | 0.00** |
| Enacted stigma (ENS) | 11.28 | 1.81 | 9.00 | 0.00 | -11.79 | 0.00** |
N, number of participants; SD, standard deviation; M, mean; t, t-statistic; PLWHA, people living with HIV and/or AIDS; PLWHPT, people living with hypertension.
**
, p-value is significant at 0.05 level (1-tail).