Table 2 Prevalence of enacted HIV stigma
From: HIV stigma in the teaching hospitals in Sana’a, Yemen: a conflict and low-resource setting
Statement | Always | Often | Sometimes | Seldom | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
While providing care to PLHIV, I: (n = 320) | |||||
Avoid physical contact with PLHIV (N:310) | 175 (55%) | 39 (12%) | 34 (11%) | 30 (9%) | 42 (13%) |
Wear gloves during provision of all aspects of care | 254 (79.5%) | 32 (10%) | 14 (4%) | 9 (3%) | 11 (3.50%) |
Wear double gloves | 178 (56%) | 54 (17%) | 33 (10%) | 26 (8%) | 29 (9%) |
Destroy the instruments I used in providing the care | 148 (46%) | 31 (10%) | 36 (11%) | 41 (13%) | 64 (20%) |
Breaching confidentiality (n = 320) | |||||
I have the right to disclose the HIV status to the spouse | 232 (73%) | 42 (13%) | 20 (6%) | 3 (1%) | 23 (7%) |
I have the right to disclose to relatives | 192 (60%) | 34 (10.5%) | 37 (11.5%) | 19 (6%) | 38 (12%) |
I have the right to disclose to another health care provider | 286 (89%) | 16 (5%) | 10 (3%) | 5 (2%) | 3 (1%) |