Table 3.

Perceived Stigma of Jordanian Undergraduate Health major Students towards illicit substance users (DDS on a scale of 1–5; 1 = Never; 5 = Always).

	Never		Rarely		Sometime		Usualy		Always
	Count	Row N %	Count	Row N %	Count	Row N %	Count	Row N %	Count	Row N %
1. I would willingly accept a drug addicted patient as a close friend.	90	35.9%	64	25.5%	62	24.7%	21	8.4%	14	5.6%
2. I would believe that a person who has been in Addiction center is just as intelligent as the average person.	34	13.5%	46	18.3%	82	32.7%	68	27.1%	21	8.4%
3. I believe that a former drug addicted patient is just a trustworthy as normal person	19	7.6%	27	10.8%	52	20.7%	66	26.3%	87	34.7%
4. I would accept a fully recovered former drug addicted patient as a teacher of young children in a public school	73	29.1%	40	15.9%	48	19.1%	49	19.5%	41	16.3%
5. I believe that entering a drug addiction center is a sign of personal failure. (R)	153	61.0%	45	17.9%	29	11.6%	15	6.0%	9	3.6%
6. If would not hire a former drug addicted patient to take care of their children, even if he or she had been well for some time. (R)	29	11.6%	48	19.1%	55	21.9%	70	27.9%	49	19.5%
7. I think less of a person who has been in Addiction centers. (R)	18	7.2%	67	26.7%	86	34.3%	66	26.3%	14	5.6%
8. If I were an employer, I would hire a former drug addicted patient if s/he is qualified for the job.	85	33.9%	51	20.3%	49	19.5%	39	15.5%	27	10.8%
9. If I were an employer, I would pass over the applicant of a former drug addicted patient in favor of another applicant. (R)	144	57.4%	47	18.7%	38	15.1%	10	4.0%	12	4.8%
10. I would treat a former drug addicted patient just as they would treat anyone.	39	15.5%	61	24.3%	61	24.3%	57	22.7%	33	13.1%
11. I would be reluctant to date a man who has been hospitalized for drug addiction.	85	33.9%	53	21.1%	54	21.5%	42	16.7%	17	6.8%
12. If I knew a person was in a drug addiction center most people will take his or her opinions less seriously	38	15.1%	56	22.3%	66	26.3%	63	25.1%	28	11.2%