Table 4 Item response analysis of retained felt stigma items in the sample from Kenya (n = 100)
Felt Stigma items | Discrimination | Difficulty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 1 | ≥ 2 | = 3 | ||
Feelings of worthlessness, of having no value (i) | 2.17 | − 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.48 |
Feeling detached or withdrawn from others (i) | 2.38 | − 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.63 |
Feeling badly treated by community members (p) | 4.59 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 0.50 |
Feeling shame (i) | 4.06 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.43 |
Blaming yourself for past events (i) | 2.53 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 0.53 |
Feeling rejected by everybody (p) | 4.47 | − 0.003 | 0.26 | 0.40 |
Feeling stigma (p) | 4.37 | − 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.30 |
Wanting to avoid others or hide (i) | 2.72 | 0.04 | 0.46 | 0.61 |
Feeling like your family gazes at you like they are blaming you (p) | 1.60 | 0.27 | 0.60 | 0.88 |
Feeling like community members gaze at you like they are blaming you (p) | 4.97 | − 0.002 | 0.25 | 0.47 |