Table 4 Characteristics among participants with or without stigma
Statement (n = 621) | No stigma Frequency N (row %) N = 156 | Participants with negative beliefs towards PLHIV* Frequency N (row %) N = 465 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 63 (25.9) | 180 (74.1) | 0.711 |
Female | 93 (24.6) | 285 (75.4) | |
Sexual orientation | |||
Heterosexual | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 0.924 |
Homosexual | 144 (25.3) | 426 (74.7) | |
Bisexual | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | |
Missing data | 8 (26.7) | 22 (73.3) | |
Age | |||
18–29 | 55 (22.4) | 190 (77.6) | 0.024 |
30–44 | 71 (31.3) | 156 (68.7) | |
≥ 45 | 30 (20.1) | 119 (79.9) | |
Native language | |||
French | 11 (34.4) | 21 (65.6) | < 0.001 |
French Guianese creole | 5 (7.9) | 58 (92.1) | |
Portuguese | 135 (28.2) | 343 (71.8) | |
Amerindian | 2 (6.2) | 30 (93.8) | |
Others | 3 (18.7) | 13 (81.3) | |
Education level | |||
Any level to middle school | 49 (18.1) | 222 (81.9) | < 0.001 |
High school to University | 107 (30.6) | 243 (69.4) | |
Income | |||
Paid employment | 36 (35.3) | 66 (64.7) | 0.013 |
Informal work | 22 (31.9) | 47 (68.1) | |
Social allowance | 30 (18.0) | 137 (82.0) | |
None | 53 (22.9) | 178 (77.1) | |
Others | 13 (28.3) | 33 (71.7) | |
Missing data | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | |
City of residence of inhabitants | |||
STG** (French Guiana) | 52 (20.6) | 200 (79.4) | 0.033 |
Oiapoque (Brazil) | 104 (28.2) | 265 (71.8) | |
Prior HIV test n = 601 | |||
Yes | 133 (27.8) | 346 (72.2) | 0.004 |
No | 23 (18.9) | 99 (81.1) | |
Ok to do a HIV test in the future n = 595 | |||
Yes | 146 (27.6) | 383 (72.4) | < 0.001 |
No | 10 (15.2) | 56 (84.8) | |
Level of HIV knowledge | |||
Poor | 67 (23.6) | 217 (76.4) | 0.420 |
High | 89 (26.4) | 248 (73.6) | |
HIV risk behaviors | |||
Low | 121 (24.5) | 372 (75.5) | 0.515 |
High | 35 (27.3) | 93 (72.7) | |