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Table 2 EVD-related stigma scores experienced by EVD survivors according to the adapted HASI-P stigma instrument

From: An assessment of Ebola-related stigma and its association with informal healthcare utilisation among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Stigma scales

Mean (SD)

Mean score = zero (None of the items in each of scale was endorsed)

n (%)

Mean score ≥ 0(at least one of the items in each scale was endorsed)

n (%)

Internalized stigma (negative self-perception subscale)

0.92(0.77)

60(16.8)

298(83.2)

Total enacted stigma (remaining four subscales)

0.71(0.61)

25(7.0)

333(93)

Verbal abuse

0.72(0.76)

82(22.9)

276(77.1)

Healthcare neglect

0.46(0.53)

105(29.3)

253(70.7)

Social isolation

0.96(0.88)

92(25.7)

266(74.3)

Fear of contagion

0.72(0.84)

133(37.2)

225(62.8)