Between-group differences in response to each item (number of respondents agreeing with each item with percentages in brackets)
| Scale/items | Group 1, no knowledge(n = 138) | Group 2,STI only(n = 245) | Group 3,prevalence only(n = 121) | Group 4, STI and prevalence(n = 307) | χ2 (df) for difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stigma (Agree/strongly agree) | |||||
| People would avoid me | 22 (15.9) | 36 (14.7) | 8 (6.6) | 35 (11.4) | 6.8 (3), NS |
| People would think badly of me | 32 (23.2) | 90 (36.7) | 21 (17.4) | 100 (32.6) | 18.5 (3), p<0 001 |
| People would blame me | 25 (18.1) | 89 (36.3) | 13 (10.7) | 106 (34.5) | 38.7 (3), p<0.001 |
| People would think I was unclean | 40 (29.0) | 81 (33.1) | 32 (26.4) | 95 (30.9) | 1.9 (3), NS |
| People would not want to be friends with me | 7 (5.1) | 14 (5.7) | 2 (1.7) | 9 (2.9) | 5.0 (3), NS |
| People would not want to have a sexual relationship with me | 78 (56.5) | 168 (68.6) | 68 (56.2) | 183 (59.6) | 8.5 (3), p = 0.04 |
| People would be uncomfortable around me | 34 (24.6) | 48 (19.6) | 18 (14.9) | 41 (13.4) | 9.9 (3), p = 0.02 |
| People would be angry with me | 7 (5.1) | 25 (10.2) | 4 (3.3) | 18 (5.9) | 8.0 (3), p = 0.05 |
| Shame (Quite/very) | |||||
| How responsible would you feel? | 44 (31.9) | 135 (55.1) | 34 (28.1) | 141 (45.9) | 33.4 (3), p<0.001 |
| How ashamed would you feel? | 22 (15.9) | 67 (27.3) | 12 (9.9) | 66 (21.5) | 17.2 (3), p = 0.001 |
| How embarrassed would you feel? | 33 (23.9) | 85 (34.7) | 16 (13.2) | 85 (27.7) | 19.7 (3), p<0.001 |
| How guilty would you feel? | 13 (9.4) | 61 (24.9) | 9 (7.4) | 55 (17.9) | 24.5 (3), p<0.001 |
| How disappointed in yourself would you feel? | 36 (26.1) | 93 (38.0) | 21 (17.4) | 90 (29.3) | 17.8 (3), p<0.001 |
| Anxiety (Quite/very) | |||||
| How anxious would you feel? | 101 (73.2) | 179 (73.1) | 72 (59.5) | 159 (51.8) | 34.9 (3), p<0.001 |
| How scared would you feel? | 81 (58.7) | 136 (55.5) | 54 (44.6) | 118 (38.4) | 23.7 (3), p<0.001 |
| How angry would you feel? | 28 (20.3) | 71 (29.0) | 20 (16.5) | 73 (23.8) | 8.1 (3), p = 0.04 |
| People would pity me | 79 (57.2) | 100 (40.8) | 57 (47.1) | 108 (35.2) | 20.4 (3), p<0.001 |