Stigma matters in ending tuberculosis: Nationwide survey of stigma in Ethiopia

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Response of the general population to TB stigma related questions

Stigma related questions (N = 1668)	Agree		Indifferent		Disagree
Stigma related questions (N = 1668)	#	%	#	%	#	%
If yourself got TB, you would want it to remain secret.	198	11.9	61	3.7	1409	84.5
If a member of your family got TB, you would want it to remain secret.	194	11.6	63	3.8	1411	84.6
If you had TB, others would think less of you.	302	18.1	164	9.8	1202	72.1
If you had TB, you would be ashamed or embarrassed.	250	14.9	79	4.7	1339	80.3
If you had TB, others would avoid you.	403	24.2	205	12.3	1060	63.6
If you had TB, you would be asked to stay away from a social group.	251	15.1	191	11.5	1226	73.5
If you had TB, you would not disclose even to a confidant	164	9.8	91	5.5	1413	84.7
If you had TB, you would think less of yourself.	273	16.4	108	6.5	1287	77.2
If you had TB, others would think less of your family.	109	6.5	43	2.6	1516	90.9

A total of nine items were used to assess stigma and they had high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.98)

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