Table 2 Comparisons of HIV related stigma measures between 721 female sex workers and 675 general migrant women in Shanghai from 2011-2012
From: Stigma against HIV/AIDS among female sex workers and general migrant women in eastern China
Domain | FSW (n = 721) | GMW (n = 675) |
|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |
Domain One: Community or personal norms towards people living with HIV | ||
You would feel ashamed if someone you know got HIV/AIDS (p = 0.008) |  |  |
Agree | 256 (35.5) | 203 (30.1) |
Not sure | 227 (31.5) | 196 (29.0) |
Disagree | 238 (33.0) | 276 (40.9) |
You would feel ashamed if someone in your family got HIV/AIDS (p = 0.161) |  |  |
Agree | 285 (39.5) | 240 (35.6) |
Not sure | 188 (26.1) | 171 (25.3) |
Disagree | 248 (34.4) | 264 (39.1) |
You would be willing to work with an HIV-positive coworker (p = 0.499) |  |  |
Agree | 173 (24.0) | 174 (25.8) |
Not sure | 217 (30.1) | 212 (31.4) |
Disagree | 331 (45.9) | 289 (42.8) |
Domain Two: Blame for people living with HIV | Â | Â |
AIDS is a punishment for bad behavior (p = 0.015) |  |  |
Agree | 242 (33.6) | 263 (38.9) |
Not sure | 267 (37.0) | 202 (30.0) |
Disagree | 212 (29.4) | 210 (31.1) |
People who behave promiscuously should be blamed for AIDS (p < 0.001) |  |  |
Agree | 301 (41.7) | 457 (67.7) |
Not sure | 263 (36.5) | 124 (18.4) |
Disagree | 157 (21.8) | 94 (13.9) |
People who get HIV/AIDS through sex or drug use, get what they deserve (p < 0.001) |  |  |
Agree | 262 (36.3) | 312 (46.2) |
Not sure | 263 (36.5) | 199 (29.5) |
Disagree | 196 (27.2) | 164 (24.3) |
People who have HIV are dirty (p < 0.001) |  |  |
Agree | 202 (28.1) | 189 (28.0) |
Not sure | 306 (42.4) | 208 (30.8) |
Disagree | 213 (29.5) | 278 (41.2) |
Domain Three: Sympathy to people living with HIV | Â | Â |
People living with HIV should have the right to marry (p = 0.072) |  |  |
Agree | 345 (42.0) | 271 (40.1) |
Not sure | 274 (33.4) | 203 (30.1) |
Disagree | 202 (24.6) | 201 (29.8) |
People with HIV should lose their jobs (p = 0.006) |  |  |
Agree | 226 (31.3) | 178 (26.4) |
Not sure | 287 (39.8) | 249 (36.9) |
Disagree | 208 (28.9) | 248 (36.7) |
Domain Four: Fear of transmission and disease | Â | Â |
You are afraid of people living with HIV/AIDS (p = 0.098) |  |  |
Agree | 495 (68.7) | 432 (64.0) |
Not sure | 148 (20.5) | 147 (21.8) |
Disagree | 78 (10.8) | 96 (14.2) |
You would not buy anything from a food vendor who has HIV/AIDS (p = 0.127) |  |  |
Agree | 379 (52.6) | 387 (57.3) |
Not sure | 184 (25.5) | 166 (24.6) |
Disagree | 158 (21.9) | 122 (18.1) |
You would not share eating utensils with a person living with HIV because you are afraid of getting infected (p = 0.836) |  |  |
Agree | 418 (57.9) | 382 (56.6) |
Not sure | 166 (23.1) | 157 (23.2) |
Disagree | 137 (19.0) | 136 (20.1) |