Constructs  of stigmatization

SD

n (%)

D

n (%)

A

n (%)

SA

n (%)

Mean

St. D

I feel ashamed of myself for having TB

12 (8.7)

26 (18.8)

46 (33.3)

54 (39.1)

3.0

.966

I am unwilling to reveal my TB status to my friends or neighbours

15 (10.9)

27 (19.6)

35 (25.4)

61 (44.2)

3.0

1.039

I think less of myself for having TB

17 (12.3)

26 (18.8)

34 (24.6)

61 (44.2)

3.0

1.064

I feel that my family members look down on me for having TB

42 (30.4)

38 (27.5)

24 (17.4)

34 (24.6)

2.4

1.159

I feel that my friends or neighbours look down on me for having TB

16 (11.6)

22 (15.9)

39 (28.3)

61 (44.2)

3.1

1.035

I feel that my friends or neighbours look down on my family for having TB

15 (10.9)

19 (13.8)

40 (29.0)

64 (46.4)

3.1

1.016

I feel that my friends or neighbours avoided me on purpose

20 (14.5)

15 (10.9)

49 (35.5)

54 (39.1)

3.0

1.043

I  avoid keeping in touch with my friends or neighbours since I have TB

7 (5.1)

20 (14.5)

55 (39.9)

56 (40.6)

3.2

0.868

I am afraid of going to TB clinics because other people may see me there

12 (837)

19 (13.8)

44 (31.9)

63 (45.7)

3.1

0.963

Weighted Stigma Score (Mean)

3.0