Table 4 Proportion of stigma and discrimination among MMT patients

1. Blame, judge

46

19.7

119

16.4

165

17.2

0.25

2. Shame

66

28.5

124

17.2

190

19.9

<0.01

3. Discrimination

 Work place

12

4.4

13

1.7

25

2.5

0.01

 Health care services

9

3.3

8

1.1

17

1.7

0.01

 Family

8

3.0

16

2.1

24

2.4

0.45

 Community

42

15.6

79

10.6

121

11.9

0.03

4. Disclosure

 Spouse

109

40.4

483

64.8

592

58.3

<0.01

 Parents

133

49.3

379

50.8

512

50.4

0.66

 Relatives

53

19.6

229

30.7

282

27.8

<0.01

 Friends

59

21.9

237

31.8

296

29.1

<0.01

 Health workers

72

26.7

307

41.2

379

37.3

<0.01

 Peer educators

38

14.1

107

14.3

145

14.3

0.91

5. Others’ fears of HIV

5

22.7

9

15.0

14

17.1

0.41