Table 4 Stigma item frequencies in the female sex worker stigma metric in Burkina Faso and Togo
City | Ouagadougou (n = 349) | Bobo-Dioulasso (n = 350) | Lomé (n = 354) | Kara (n = 330) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor 1: Experienced stigma | ||||
 1. Police harassed | 28.9% (101/349) | 48.4% (169/349) | 29.7% (105/354) | 22.4% (74/330) |
 2. Arrested | 32.6% (113/347) | 44.8% (155/346) | 25.1% (89/354) | 13.3% (44/330) |
 3. Verbally harassed | 63.6% (222/349) | 55.4% (194/350) | 35.9% (127/354) | 37.3% (123/330) |
 4. Blackmailed | 19.9% (69/347) | 42.0% (147/350) | 20.6% (73/354) | 36.2% (119/329) |
 5. Physically abused | 49.9% (163/327) | 44.2% (153/346) | 22.0% (78/354) | 19.4% (64/330) |
 6. Tortured | 13.0% (44/338) | 17.6% (61/346) | 11.6% (41/354) | 4.9% (16/330) |
 7. Forced sex | 27.5% (95/346) | 29.1% (102/350) | 11.0% (39/354) | 16.1% (53/329) |
Factor 2: Experienced healthcare stigma | ||||
 1. Denied care | 1.2% (4/349) | 0.9% (3/350) | 0.6% (2/354) | 0.0% (0/330) |
 2. Not treated well | 2.0% (7/349) | 1.7% (6/349) | 1.7% (6/354) | 2.7% (9/330) |
 3. Health workers gossiped | 6.6% (23/349) | 2.3% (8/350) | 1.4% (5/354) | 5.8% (19/330) |
Factor 3: Anticipated healthcare stigma | ||||
 1. Afraid to seek care | 21.0% (73/348) | 14.9% (52/349) | 5.7% (20/353) | 10.0% (33/330) |
 2. Avoided care | 15.5% (54/349) | 14.9% (52/349) | 4.5% (16/354) | 9.7% (32/330) |
Factor 4: Stigma from family and friends | ||||
 1. Family excluded | 23.0% (80/348) | 16.1% (56/349) | 4.2% (15/354) | 18.8% (62/330) |
 2. Family gossiped | 33.8% (117/346) | 30.4% (105/345) | 8.5% (30/354) | 36.8% (121/329) |
 3. Friends rejected | 16.8% (58/345) | 19.4% (68/350) | 4.5% (16/354) | 20.3% (67/330) |
Factor 5: Stigma from police | ||||
 1. Police refused | 18.4% (64/347) | 16.4% (57/348) | 8.5% (30/353) | 2.4% (8/330) |
 2. Avoided carrying condoms | 12.3% (43/349) | 6.3% (22/349) | 3.4% (12/354) | 0.9% (3/330) |
 3. Police confiscated | 5.2% (18/348) | 6.9% (24/346) | 2.5% (9/354) | 0.3% (1/330) |
 4. Witnessed confiscation | 7.2% (25/347) | 5.4% (19/350) | 7.1% (25/354) | 3.9% (13/330) |
 5. Heard about confiscation | 13.3% (46/347) | 17.7% (62/350) | 36.5% (129/353) | 7.3% (24/330) |