Association between stigma, depression and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in South India – a community based cross sectional study

Table 2 Distribution of outcome variables by gender

Variables	Male		Female		Total		P-Value
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Personalized Stigma
None/Moderate	141	75.0	144	67.9	285	71.2	0.119
Severe	47	25.0	68	32.1	115	28.8
Negative Self image
None/Moderate	128	68.1	150	71.1	278	69.7	0.515
Severe	60	31.9	61	28.9	121	30.3
Perceived Public Attitude
None/Moderate	143	76.1	184	86.8	327	81.8	0.006
Severe	45	23.9	28	13.2	73	18.2
Disclosure Concerns
None/Moderate	137	72.9	159	75.0	296	74.0	0.628
Severe	51	27.1	53	25.0	104	26.0
Overall Stigma
None/Moderate	143	76.1	148	70.1	291	72.9	0.184
Severe	45	23.9	63	29.9	108	27.1
Depression
Severe	22	11.7	26	12.3	48	12.0	0.863
Others	166	88.3	186	87.7	352	88.0
*Quality of Life*
Physical Domain
Poor	83	44.1	87	41.0	170	42.5	0.530
Others	105	55.9	125	59.0	230	57.5
Psychological Domain
Poor	68	36.2	92	43.4	160	40.0	0.141
Others	120	63.8	120	56.6	240	60.0
Social Domain
Poor	89	47.3	116	54.7	205	51.2	0.141
Others	99	52.7	96	45.3	195	48.8
Environment
Poor	65	34.6	71	33.5	136	34.0	0.819
Others	123	65.4	141	66.5	264	66.0
Overall Quality of Life
Poor	67	35.6	69	32.5	136	34.0	0.515
Others	121	64.4	143	67.5	264	66.0
Social Support
Low	80	42.6	84	39.6	164	41.0	0.530
Moderate	60	31.9	79	37.3	139	34.8
High	48	25.5	49	23.1	97	24.2
Are you a member of any association
Yes	78	41.5	106	50.0	184	46.0	0.088
No	110	58.5	106	50.0	216	54.0

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