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. 2020 Jun 30;15(6):e0234697. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234697

Table 3. Psychosocial factors and willingness to endorse provider referral (n = 150).

Variable Mean ± SD
HIV stigma (range: 1–5)
    Anticipated stigma 2.72 1.16
    Internalized stigma 2.65 1.38
    Intersectional stigma 2.86 1.12
Relationship closeness (range: 1–4)
    Sex partner(s) 3.15 0.94
    Needle-sharing partner(s) 2.61 0.97
Health locus of control (range: 1–5)
    Internal 3.98 0.43
    Chance 3.34 0.70
    Powerful others 3.70 0.47
HIV+ status disclosure n %
    Has disclosed to friend or family member 132 88.0
    Has disclosed to ≥ 1 sex partner a 41 27.3
    Has disclosed to ≥ 1 drug-injecting partner b 12 9.8
Willingness to endorse provider referral to notify partners
    Sex partners a 91 66.4
    Drug-injecting partners b 89 72.4

SD, standard deviation.

a among participants reporting sexual activity in the six months before incarceration (n = 137).

b among participants reporting a history of drug injection (n = 123).