Table 1 Adolescent girls’ and young women’s (AGYW) experiences of stigma at clinics, by lifetime and past 3 months (N = 449)
| Â | Lifetime (Ever) | Past 3 Months |
|---|---|---|
Experience | % | % |
The clinic staff said harsh things because I asked for birth control. | 20.3 | 10.0 |
The clinic staff said harsh things because I asked for an HIV test. | 12.0 | 7.4 |
The clinic staff treated me badly because of my age. | 22.3 | 14 |
The clinic staff gossiped about me. | 7.4 | 4.5 |
The clinic staff looked down on me because of how I looked. | 9.1 | 6.9 |
The clinic staff looked down on me because of the community that I live in. | 7.6 | 5.4 |
Felt judged or shamed by clinic staff. | 20.3 | 11.8 |
Experienced at least one of the above forms of stigma | 40.5 | 25.8 |