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Table 3 Attitudes towards PLHIV among Vietnamese rural adults

From: Community patterns of stigma towards persons living with HIV: A population-based latent class analysis from rural Vietnam

 

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Don't know/Not sure

n (%)

1. PLHIV should be isolated*

n = 1835

922 (50)

768 (42)

145 (8)

2. I would be ashamed if someone in my family had HIV*

n = 1829

1259 (69)

178 (10)

392 (21)

3. PLHIV are promiscuous

n = 1832

1232 (67)

140 (8)

460 (25)

4. PLHIV should feel ashamed*

n = 1823

1174 (64)

327 (18)

322 (18)

5. I would like to be friends with someone with HIV**

n = 1819

410 (22)

1084 (60)

325 (18)

6. I would share a meal with someone with HIV**

n = 1832

776 (42)

801 (44)

225 (14)

7. It is safe for children to play with PLHIV*

n = 1834

342 (19)

1279 (70)

213 (12)

8. A student with HIV who is not sick should be allowed to continue school*

n = 1830

1160 (63)

315 (17)

355 (19)

  1. Notes: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding to the nearest integer. The total sample for each statement varies due to non-response to some statements by some participants. Statements 1-4 are phrased so that answering 'Yes' indicates a more stigmatizing attitude and statements 5-8 are phrased so that 'No' indicates a more stigmatizing attitude. The questions were not asked in this order, but are grouped in their presentation for clarity.
  2. *Significant difference at p < .05 for women reporting a more stigmatizing attitude than men
  3. **Significant difference at p < .001 for women reporting a more stigmatizing attitude than men