Characteristics | Tuyen Quang | Son Duong | Total | p value | |||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Blame/judge | |||||||
 No experience | 2 | 1.2 | 10 | 13.5 | 12 | 5.0 | <0.01 |
 Experience | 165 | 98.8 | 60 | 81.1 | 225 | 93.4 |  |
 Always experience | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5.4 | 4 | 1.7 |  |
Shame | |||||||
 No experience | 2 | 1.2 | 10 | 13.5 | 12 | 5.0 | <0.01 |
 Experience | 163 | 97.6 | 61 | 82.4 | 224 | 93.0 |  |
 Always experience | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 4.1 | 5 | 2.1 |  |
Discrimination | |||||||
 No experience | 7 | 4.2 | 7 | 9.5 | 14 | 5.8 | 0.22 |
 Experience | 159 | 95.2 | 66 | 89.2 | 225 | 93.4 |  |
 Always experience | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.8 |  |
Disclosure | |||||||
 No experience | 43 | 25.8 | 26 | 35.1 | 69 | 28.6 | <0.01 |
 Experience | 123 | 73.7 | 37 | 50.0 | 160 | 66.4 |  |
 Always experience | 1 | 0.6 | 11 | 14.9 | 12 | 5.0 |  |
Others’ fear of HIV | |||||||
 No experience | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 26.1 | 0.01 |
 Experience | 6 | 50.0 | 9 | 81.8 | 15 | 65.2 |  |
 Always experience | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 8.7 |  |
 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p value |
Blame/judge | 2.0 | 1.60 | 2.8 | 2.87 | 2.3 | 2.11 | 0.52 |
Shame | 2.1 | 1.77 | 3.1 | 2.96 | 2.4 | 2.24 | 0.24 |
Discrimination | 1.9 | 1.64 | 2.7 | 2.24 | 2.2 | 1.87 | 0.03 |
Disclosure | 1.6 | 1.70 | 3.5 | 3.65 | 2.1 | 2.62 | 0.02 |
Others’ fear of HIV | 2.2 | 2.48 | 2.9 | 3.56 | 2.5 | 3.00 | 0.38 |