Table 1 Types of stigma experienced by study subjects in East and West Gojam Zones, northern Ethiopia
Type of stigma (n = 1303) | Places | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
School | Church | Marriage | Market | Feast/ Holiday gathering | Non-specific | |
School drop-out | 17 (1.3%) | |||||
Forced exclusion | 25 (1.9%) | 22 (1.7%) | 40 (3.1%) | |||
Not buying their products | 26 (2%) | |||||
Shunning | 14 (1.1%) | 33 (2.5%) | 18 (1.4%) | 29 (2.2%) | ||
Pointing at them | 5 (0.4%) | 25 (1.9%) | 2 (0.2%) | 10 (0.8%) | ||
Pinching nose | 3 (0.2%) | 19 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 13 (1%) | ||
Insulting | 19 (1.5%) | |||||
Total | 39 (3.0%) | 102 (7.8%) | 42 (3.2%) | 26 (2.0%) | 92 (7.1%) | 19 (1.5%) |