Table 4 Frequency distribution of patients’ responses to the 15-item felt stigma scale
From: Extent of podoconiosis-related stigma in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Domain | Felt stigma in the last 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | Uncertain | No | Total | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Interpersonal interactions | ||||
Avoid taking part in group activities with unaffected people | 70 (46.7) | 2 (1.3) | 77 (51.3) | 149 |
Use household utensils separately from others | 45 (30) | 2 (1.3) | 99 (66) | 146 |
Feel family are ashamed of them | 67 (44.6) | 13 (8.7) | 69 (46) | 149 |
Avoid spending time with unaffected friends | 53 (35.4) | 16 (10.7) | 77 (51.3) | 146 |
Avoid asking neighbours for help | 64 (42.7) | 2 (1.3) | 82 (54.7) | 148 |
Tried to kill self | 81 (54) | 3 (2) | 66 (44) | 150 |
Tried to change place of residence | 81 (54) | 1 (0.7) | 68 (45.3) | 150 |
Major life areas | ||||
Avoid job offer fearing stigma | 64 (42.7) | 9 (6) | 74 (49.3) | 147 |
Fear others will feel uncomfortable working with them | 77 (52.3) | 5 (3.3) | 67 (44.7) | 149 |
Avoid marriage to an unaffected person fearing stigma after marriage | 60 (46.6) | 13 (8.7) | 67 (44.7) | 150 |
Fear marriage to an unaffected person will end in divorce | 72 (48) | 11 (7.3) | 66 (44) | 149 |
Feel condition has affected other family members’ chances of marrying | 75 (50) | 7 (4.7) | 68 (45.3) | 150 |
Community, social and civic life | ||||
Feel condition deprives them of playing a leadership role | 57 (38) | 10 (6.7) | 81 (54) | 148 |
Avoid visiting public places | 82 (54.3) | 4 (2.7) | 64 (42.7) | 150 |
Feel able to move around the community freely | 37 (24.6) | 13 (8.7) | 100 66.7) | 150 |