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Table 2 Bivariate relationship between selected characteristics and stigma and discrimination measures by ethnic group, NDHS, 2013

From: Ethnic heterogeneity in the determinants of HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination among Nigeria women

 

Hausa

Igbo

Yoruba

Fulani

 

Stigma measures

Stigma measures

Stigma measures

Stigma measures

Characteristics

Stereotype (N=6,752)

Fear of stigma (N=5,951)

Discrimination (N=135)

Stereotype (N=2,110)

Fear of stigma (N=3,424)

Discrimination (N=149)

Stereotype (N=2,392)

Fear of stigma (N=2,894)

Discrimination (N=45)

Stereotype (N=1,430)

Fear of stigma (N=1,095)

Discrimination (N=33)

Age group

   

***

***

 

**

***

  

*

 

15-24 years

35.5

36.4

35.6

40.5

37.0

36.2

37.3

36.4

40.0

38.0

40.4

42.4

25-34 years

33.6

33.1

39.3

27.6

32.4

31.5

28.6

31.9

24.4

30.7

30.0

42.4

35-44 years

21.0

21.1

14.8

21.3

22.4

24.8

23.5

23.7

20.0

21.7

20.9

15.2

45 years and above

9.9

9.4

1.6

10.6

8.2

7.4

10.6

8.1

15.6

9.6

8.8

0.0

Level of Education

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***

***

 

***

**

 

**

 

***

No education

77.0

73.6

61.5

7

2.9

4

6.4

4.5

6.7

82.9

78.9

45.5

Primary

11.1

11.7

17

24.7

16.7

18.1

22.9

16.6

11.1

7.1

8.5

30.3

Secondary

10.6

12.8

18.5

59.5

61.6

57.7

59.8

57.2

51.1

8.1

10.2

18.2

Higher

1.3

1.9

3

8.8

18.8

20.1

10.9

21.7

31.1

1.8

2.4

6.1

Place of residence

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**

*

 

***

*

***

***

 

*

  

Urban

23.4

26.4

37.8

68.4

64.8

78.5

71.6

79.3

82.2

14.3

15.8

24.2

Rural

76.6

73.6

62.2

31.6

35.2

21.5

28.4

20.7

17.8

85.7

84.2

75.8

Religion

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***

***

    

Christian

0.7

1.3

2.2

99.7

99.6

100

56.7

58.9

53.5

0.3

0.3

0.0

Islam

99.3

98.7

97.8

0.3

0.4

0

43.3

41.1

46.5

99.7

99.7

100

Occupation

***

 

***

***

**

***

**

    

Not working

39.3

41.1

43.7

33.2

38.2

20.3

28.7

29.2

28.9

55

56.7

48.5

Professional/clerical

44.6

43.2

44.4

41

45.2

58.8

56.3

58.3

64.4

30.1

28.7

27.3

Agriculture

0.8

0.8

1.5

19.3

11.3

16.2

4.9

2.5

4.4

2.4

1.7

3

Manual

15.3

14.9

10.4

6.5

5.4

4.7

10.2

10

2.2

12.5

12.9

21.2

Wealth Status

***

 

***

***

***

**

***

***

 

***

 

**

Poor

68.4

63.8

43

21.9

10.4

20.1

4.7

2.7

4.4

78.3

74.5

48.5

Middle

15.7

16.8

28.9

26.3

19.5

28.9

17.3

11.8

15.6

9.9

10.8

27.3

Rich

15.9

19.4

28.1

51.8

70.1

51

78

85.5

80

11.9

14.7

24.2

Frequency of exposure to radio

***

***

***

***

***

**

***

**

 

***

***

 

Not at all

44.7

39.5

32.6

21.7

19.8

7.4

10.4

10.4

13.3

55.9

53.6

42.4

Less than once a week

23.2

28.2

41.5

35.0

33.6

36.2

27.4

21.9

20.0

14.6

17.6

24.2

At least once a week

32.1

32.3

25.9

43.4

46.6

56.4

62.2

67.7

66.7

29.5

28.8

33.3

HIV Knowledge

***

***

***

***

***

 

***

   

*

 

Poor Knowledge

25.2

22.2

38.5

34.4

21.3

30.9

33.9

29.9

24.4

40.1

36.8

54.6

Good Knowledge

74.8

77.8

61.5

65.6

78.7

69.1

66.1

70.1

75.6

59.9

63.2

45.4

  1. *** statistically significant (p=0.000), **= Statistically significant (p=0.001), *= statistically significant (p<0.05)