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Table 4 Sample Prevalence, Latent Class Probability, and Conditional Probability of the Final 3-Class Model for the Analytic Sample (N = 502), Eswatini 2014

From: Stigma and outness about sexual behaviors among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Eswatini: a latent class analysis

 

Total N (%)

Low stigma

High stigma, not “out”

High stigma, “out”

Unconditional probability of each class

 

0.54

0.11

0.34

Conditional probability of endorsing each item

Personal-life stigma as a result of having sex with men

 Felt excluded at family gatherings

125 (25)

0.06

0.02

0.62

 Felt that family members made discriminatory remarks or gossiped

165 (33)

0.16

0.00

0.71

 Felt rejected by friends

109 (22)

0.09

0.00

0.48

Social stigma/violence as a result of having sex with men

 Felt police refused to protect you

71 (14)

0.05

0.15

0.28

 Felt scared to walk around in public places

194 (39)

0.24

0.01

0.73

 Verbally harassed

220 (44)

0.25

0.00

0.87

 Blackmailed

110 (22)

0.12

0.04

0.44

 Physically hurt

96 (19)

0.02

0.62

0.33

 Tortured

87 (17)

0.03

0.67

0.25

Healthcare stigma as a result of having sex with men

 Felt not treated well in a health center

53 (11)

0.00

0.51

0.15

 Heard healthcare providers gossiping

70 (14)

0.02

0.55

0.21

 Felt afraid to go to healthcare services

187 (37)

0.07

0.85

0.72

 Avoided going to healthcare services

178 (36)

0.05

0.79

0.72

Openness about sexual behaviors

 Told any family member or any family member knows he has sex with men

218 (43)

0.38

0.11

0.63

 Told any healthcare provider or any healthcare provider knows he has sex with men

102 (20)

0.15

0.05

0.34