Component Items | Experience of Enacted Stigma | |||
YES | NO | |||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Have you ever experienced any of the following: |
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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% |