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Table 2 Clinic staff reports of observed stigma toward AGYW aged 16 to 17 seeking health services in the past 3 months, by form of stigma and type of staff

From: Stigma in the health clinic and implications for PrEP access and use by adolescent girls and young women: conflicting perspectives in South Africa

 

Form of Observed Stigma

Clinic Staff Unwilling to Care

Clinic Staff Talking Badly

Type of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

Clinical Staff (n = 61)

%

Nonclinical Staff

(n = 69)

%

Clinical Staff (n = 61)

%

Nonclinical staff

(n = 69)

%

Any type of care

21.3

49.3

19.7

37.7

Antenatal care

24.6

42.0

21.3

43.5

Birth control

29.5

43.5

26.2

49.3

Sexually transmitted infections

24.6

39.1

29.5

46.4

Observed stigma for at least one of the above types of care

39.3

56.5

42.6

62.3