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Table 3 Factors independently associated with having avoided health services for fear of stigma from ((A) health personnel or family/neighbours; (B) health personnel and family/neighbours) using multivariable multinomial logistic regression (RR = Risk Ratio/Relative Risk, N = 555)

From: Fear of stigma from health professionals and family/neighbours and healthcare avoidance among PLHIV in Morocco: results from the Stigma Index survey Morocco

 

One of two fears of stigma (A) vs neither of the two (Reference)

Both (B) vs neither of the two (Reference)

 

aRR [95%CI]

P-value

aRR [95%CI]

P-value

Gender

  Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Female

1.44 [0.99;2.10]

0.060

2.85 [1.48;5.47]

0.002

Referred for a HIV test for symptoms suspected to be HIV-related

  Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

  No

1.31 [0.89;1.93]

0.169

3.47 [1.67;7.22]

0.001

Easy access to antiretroviral treatment

  Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

  No

1.76 [1.16;2.68]

0.008

2.18 [1.11;4.27]

0.024

  Do not know

1.75 [1.01;3.05]

0.047

0.51 [0.13; 1.95]

0.326

Discriminated against by other PLHIVa

  Never

1.00

 

1.00

 

  At least once

1.87 [1.12;3.13]

0.017

3.35 [1.63;6.88]

0.001

Excluded from social activitiesa

  Never

1.00

 

1.00

 

  At least once

1.70 [1.10;2.61]

0.016

2.63 [1.39 5.00]

0.003

General self-perceived health status (current)

  Excellent or very good or good

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Fair or poor

1.44 [0.97;2.13]

0.067

2.26 [1.20;4.28]

0.012

Discussed sexual and reproductive health with a health professionala

  Yes

0.82 [0.54;1.25]

0.360

4.56 [2.38;8.71]

< 0.001

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

Feeling to influence decisions on local projects for PLHIV

  Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

  No

1.19 [0.76;1.85]

0.447

3.27 [1.37;7.83]

0.008

  1. a In the last 12 months