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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2020 May 30;258:113092. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113092

Table 2.

Annual incidence of enacted HIV stigma experiences among 230 people living with HIV.

1–2 occurrences 3 or more occurrences Any occurrence in 12-months
Enacted Stigma Experience N % N % N %
Because of your HIV status, did family members avoid you? 32 14 11 5 43 19
Because of your HIV status, did family members treat you differently? 37 16 14 7 51 23
Did people discriminate against you because of your HIV status? 40 17 18 8 58 25
Were you denied services because of your HIV status? 18 8 5 2 23 10
Because of your HIV status, did healthcare workers not listen to your concerns? 35 15 9 4 44 19
Did you avoid going to a clinic or health care provider because you did not want others to know your HIV status? 13 5 7 3 20 9
Did people avoid touching you because of your HIV status? 24 10 5 2 29 12
Cumulative enacted stigma experiences 53 23 56 24 109 47

Note: Items shown as presented to participants; Enacted stigma experiences were asked each month and could be reported more than once during the 12-monthly assessments.