Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV by healthcare providers, Southwest Ethiopia

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Table 5 Predictors of stigma and discrimination measured by fear-driven stigma and unofficial disclosure dimensions, Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2011(n = 255)

Predictors	Lack of feelings of safety			Discomfort around PLHIV			Unofficial Disclosure
	Std ß	95%CI for B		Std ß	95%CI for B		Std ß	95%CI for ß
		Lower bound	Upper bound		Lower bound	Upper bound		Lower bound	Upper bound
Basic HIV knowledge	−0.76^**	−0.98	−0.54	®NI			® NI
In-depth HIV knowledge	−0.12^*	−0.49	−0.01	−0.45	−0.69	−0.22	®NI
Protocol	−0.12^*	−0.24	−0.00	−0.11	−0.24	0.02	−0.15^*	−0.28	−0.01
Supply	−0.11	−0.22	0.01	−0.26^**	−0.38	−0.13	®NI
Policy	−0.13^*	−0.24	−0.02	®NI			®NI
High HIV Caseload	−0.15*	−0.61	−0.08	®NI			®NI
ⁱDegree and above	®NI			−0.15^*	−0.58	−0.08	®NI
Training	®NI			−0.05	−0.35	0.15	−0.17^**	−0.63	−0.08
⁺Income 2250 and higher	0.13*	0.05	0.57	®NI			®NI
Very religious	®NI			0.03	−0.22	0.38	0.20^**	0.15	0.81
Somewhat religious	®NI			−0.06	−0.42	0.15	0.27^**	0.30	0.91
ART service present	®NI			−0.06	−0.39	0.13	®NI
Adj R²	0.217			0.125			0.123

^* significant at 0.05 level ** significant at 0.01 level ⁱThe comparative group was diploma and certificate.
⁺ The baseline was income of 1233 Eth. Birr or less ®NI: not included in the final model.
NB: Negative values of std β (standardized beta) show that the corresponding factors are the negative predictors for stigma and discrimination, whereas the positive values indicate that the factors are positive predictors.

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