Component Items

Experience of Enacted Stigma

YES

NO

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Have you ever experienced any of the following:

1) Have you ever been told that you are possessed?

40

43.0%

53

57.0%

2) Have you ever been told that you are a witch?

31

33.3%

62

66.7%

3) Have you ever been told you will never marry?

12

12.9%

81

87.1%

4) Have you ever been told you will never get a good job?

14

15.1%

79

84.9%

5) Have you ever been told that you will never be able to keep a job?

14

15.1%

79

84.9%

6) Have you ever been told that you should never play or interact with others?

23

24.7%

70

75.3%

7) Have you ever been avoided by other people?

32

34.4%

61

65.6%

8) Have you ever been treated badly by healthcare workers?

3

3.2%

90

96.8%

9) Have you ever been treated badly by your family members?

12

12.9%

81

87.1%

Total enacted stigma experience

63

67.7%

30

32.3%

Stigma promoting factors

Presence of stigma promoting factor

YES

NO

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Have you ever sustained burns or any other severe injury on account of your condition?

32

34.4%

61

65.6%

Do you receive extra protection or restrictions from your family members?

30

32.3%

63

67.7%

Do people outside your close family know about your condition?

22

23.7%

71

76.3%