Table 5.

The Pearson correlation of the subscales of Berger’s HIV-stigma scale and domains of USAID-recommended indicators and questions on enacted stigma.

Variables	Personalized stigma	Disclosure concerns	Negative self-image	Public attitudes	Overall stigma
Isolation
r	0.347**	0.101*	0.219**	0.259**	0.282**
p	<0.001	0.047	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Verbal stigma
r	0.331**	0.145**	0.161**	0.268**	0.265**
p	<0.001	0.004	0.002	<0.001	<0.001
Loss of identity
r	0.250**	0.054	0.132**	0.156**	0.184
p	<0.001	0.293	0.009	0.002	<0.001
Loss of resources
r	0.099	−0.082	0.029	0.054	0.043
p	0.051	0.106	0.574	0.287	0.395
Total enacted stigma
r	0.333	0.076	0.181	0.244	0.255
p	<0.001	0.134	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

USAID: United States Agency for International Development.

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.01 (two-tailed).

^**Correlation is significant at the 0.05 (two-tailed).