Table 4 Ethnic differentials in levels of stigma measures among the respondents, Nigeria

Stigma Measures

Igbo (East)

Yoruba (West)

Total

Negative Feelings

% Very angry

56.4

32.0*

45.3

% Very Disgusted

53.5

43.0*

49.1

% Very afraid

56.3

56.3

56.3

Coercive Attitudes

% Quarantine PLWHAs

67.0

76.9*

71.8

% Mandatory HIV testing

78.3

93.9*

85.3

% Public Labeling

50.8

39.2

47.1

Attribution of Blame

% Gotten what they deserve

51.8

63.2

57.3

% Sexually loose people

35.6

41.4*

38.3

% Responsible for their illness

55.7

55.0

55.4

Avoidant Behaviours

% Avoid caring for an infected relation

53.9

33.9*

55.9

% Avoid infected shopkeeper

83.0

86.5

84.8

% Avoid infected workmate

72.7

61.6*

67.4

% Avoid child in school of an infected pupil

43.0

55.9

53.4

Symbolic Contact and Interaction: Comfortable with PLWHA in

Shaking hands

43.5

58.5

50.8

Using same plate

15.8

41.3

28.1

Working in same place

41.9

55.6*

48.6

Hugging

16.1

36.3*

25.9

Kissing

5.5

10.2*

7.8

Sharing toilet

14.8

27.1*

20.8

Attitude to an infected partner

Caring for him/her

67.7

58.3*

63.1

Eat with him/her

23.4

43.4

33.1

Sleep together

17.8

41.4*

29.3

Sit and chat together

61.5

59.5

60.5

Walk and move together

55.8

54.5

55.2