Table 1
Factors associated with HIV status disclosure.
| ETHNICITY OF PARTICIPANT | RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION | SOCIAL SUPPORT INDEX | HIV STATUS DISCLOSURE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity of participant | Pearson Correlation | 1 | –0.312** | 0.054 | 0.170** |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.349 | 0.003 | ||
| N | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | |
| Religious affiliation | Pearson Correlation | –0.312** | 1 | –0.054 | –0.205** |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.347 | 0.000 | ||
| N | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | |
| Social support index | Pearson Correlation | 0.054 | –0.054 | 1 | 0.142* |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.349 | 0.347 | 0.014 | ||
| N | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | |
| HIV status disclosure | Pearson Correlation | 0.170** | –0.205** | 0.142* | 1 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.014 | ||
| N | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | |
[i] **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
Table 2
Internalized HIV stigma among study participants.
| STIGMA STATEMENT | FREQUENCY | RELATIVE PERCENT |
|---|---|---|
| How much do you feel that you should avoid holding a new infant because of your HIV? | ||
| Very much | 48 | 15.9 |
| Somehow much | 23 | 7.6 |
| Less | 31 | 10.2 |
| Not all | 199 | 66.1 |
| How much do you feel that you should avoid feeding children because of your HIV? | ||
| Very much | 36 | 11.9 |
| Somehow much | 26 | 8.6 |
| Less | 35 | 11.6 |
| Not at all | 204 | 67.7 |
| How much do you feel that you should avoid sharing dishes or glasses just in case someone might catch HIV from you? | ||
| Very much | 42 | 13.9 |
| Somehow much | 27 | 8.9 |
| Less much | 36 | 11.9 |
| Not all | 196 | 65.1 |
| How much do you feel that you have brought shame to your family because you have HIV? | ||
| Very much | 72 | 23.9 |
| Somehow much | 34 | 11.2 |
| Less much | 34 | 11.2 |
| Not at all | 161 | 53.4 |
| How much do you feel that you should avoid visiting people because of your HIV? | ||
| Very much | 36 | 11.9 |
| Somehow much | 24 | 7.9 |
| Less | 29 | 9.6 |
| Not at all | 212 | 70.4 |
| How much do you feel that you have HIV because you have done wrong behaviors? | ||
| Very much | 33 | 10.9 |
| Somehow much | 39 | 12.9 |
| Less much | 44 | 14.6 |
| Not at all | 185 | 61.4 |
| How much do you feel that you should avoid cooking for people because you have HIV? | ||
| very much | 35 | 11.6 |
| Somehow much | 23 | 7.6 |
| Less much | 31 | 10.2 |
| Not at all | 212 | 70.4 |
| How much do you feel guilty about having HIV? | ||
| Very much | 70 | 23.2 |
| Somehow much | 43 | 14.2 |
| Less much | 48 | 15.9 |
| Not all | 140 | 46.5 |
| How much do you feel disgusting because of your HIV? | ||
| Very much | 73 | 24.2 |
| Somehow much | 47 | 15.6 |
| Less much | 43 | 14.2 |
| Not all | 138 | 45.8 |
| How much do you feel that you are paying for karma or sins because you have HIV? | ||
| Very much | 20 | 6.6 |
| Somehow much | 35 | 11.6 |
| Less much | 52 | 17.2 |
| Not all | 194 | 64.4 |