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Table 3 Discrimination/stigma among respondents

From: Stigmatization among methadone maintenance treatment patients in mountainous areas in northern Vietnam

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