Perceived stigma by children on antiretroviral treatment in Cambodia

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Perception of disease and perceived stigma of children on ART at National Pediatric Hospital

	Perceived stigma	No perceived stigma	p	Total
	79	104		183
	(43.2%)	(56.8%)		183
Knows his disease*	31 (39.2)	30 (28.8)	0.1	61 (53.9)
Afraid of his/her disease	23 (29.1)	20 (19.2)	0.2	43 (23.5)
Stigma
Because of his/her disease:
Does not play with others	26 (32.9)	0		26 (14.2)
Not integrated in the area	36 (45.6)	0		36 (19.7)
Not invited by others	34 (43.0)	0		34 (18.6)
Rejected by others	49 (62.0)	0		49 (26.8)

Variables in bold were included in the multivariate analyses. Numbers and (percentages).
*Of 113 children older than 6 years.

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