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. 2020 Jul 20;103(3):1067–1071. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0426

Table 2.

Stigma subscale scores and their comparison with original TB sample population

Subscale Mean score SD
TB social stigma scale
 Community perspectives toward TB 1 37.58 5.97
 Patient perspectives toward TB 2 38.08 5.98
HIV social stigma scale
 Community perspectives toward HIV* 3 34.97 7.28
 Patient perspectives toward HIV 4 39.44 6.42

TB = tuberculosis. For each subscale, all the item responses were added to create the summary score and standardized to a 50-point scale, with a higher standardized score indicating a higher stigma. The sample size based on 199 is based on one missing response.

*

The sample size is based on the 198 because of two missing response for this particular subscale.