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Table 2 Indications of HIV-related symbolic stigma and behavioural intentions

From: Does self-perceived HIV risk mediate the potential association between HIV-related symbolic stigma and sexual behaviour among young adult women in Cape Town, South Africa?

Questions asked

Definitely yes

Probably yes

Probably no

Definitively no

Don’t know

1. Is HIV/AIDS punishment for sleeping around? (symbolic stigma)

78 (20.3%)

75 (19.5%)

70 (18.2%)

130 (33.9%)

31 (8.1%)

2. Do many HIV + people have only themselves to blame? (symbolic stigma)

111 (28.9%)

79 (20.6%)

63 (16.4%)

110 (28.7%)

21 (5.5%)

3. Imagine that you find out that one of your friends is HIV infected. Would you still be friends with them? (behavioural intentions)

306 (79.7%)

16 (4.20%)

1 (0.3%)

59 (15.4%)

2 (0.5%)

4. If you knew that a shopkeeper had HIV/AIDS, would you buy fresh vegetables from him or her? (behavioural intentions)

241 (62.8%)

29 (7.6%)

18 (4.7%)

88 (22.9%)

8 (2.1%)

5. Would you drink from the same bottle of water as an HIV infected friend? (behavioural intentions)

190 (49.5%)

64 (16.7%)

35 (9.1%)

76 (19.8%)

19 (5.0%)