Table 7 Female sex worker stigma metric factor structure and loadings in Burkina Faso and Togo
City | Ouagadougou | Bobo-Dioulasso | Lomé | Kara |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Alpha = 0.72 Variance = 2.97 Proportion = 41% | Alpha = 0.69 Variance = 2.82 Proportion = 36% | Alpha = 0.75 Variance = 2.60 Proportion = 38% | Alpha = 0.76 Variance = 2.80 Proportion = 39% |
Factor 1: Experienced stigma | ||||
 1. Police harassed | 0.485 | 0.510 | 0.531 | 0.612 |
 2. Arrested | 0.574 | 0.600 | 0.557 | 0.500 |
 3. Verbally harassed | 0.485 | 0.280 | 0.638 | 0.598 |
 4. Blackmailed | 0.411 | 0.403 | 0.506 | 0.671 |
 5. Physically abused | 0.695 | 0.371 | 0.671 | 0.612 |
 6. Tortured | 0.216 | 0.127 | 0.563 | 0.409 |
 7. Forced sex | 0.377 | 0.399 | 0.421 | 0.542 |
|  | Alpha = 0.37 Variance = 1.18 Proportion = 16% | Alpha = 0.72 Variance = 1.95 Proportion = 25% | Alpha = 0.56 Variance = 1.56 Proportion = 23% | Alpha = 0.31 Variance = 0.97 Proportion = 14% |
Factor 2: Experienced healthcare stigma | ||||
 1. Denied care | 0.558 | 0.849 | 0.675 | N/A |
 2. Not treated well | 0.200 | 0.814 | 0.728 | 0.285 |
 3. Health workers gossiped | 0.365 | 0.409 | 0.308 | 0.463 |
|  | Alpha = 0.89 Variance = 2.53 Proportion = 35% | Alpha = 0.85 Variance = 2.62 Proportion = 33% | Alpha = 0.74 Variance = 1.67 Proportion = 25% | Alpha = 0.92 Variance = 2.06 Proportion = 29% |
Factor 3: Anticipated healthcare stigma | ||||
 1. Afraid to seek care | 0.889 | 0.856 | 0.648 | 0.894 |
 2. Avoided care | 0.883 | 0.858 | 0.764 | 0.914 |
|  | Alpha = 0.76 Variance = 2.75 Proportion = 38% | Alpha = 0.73 Variance = 3.31 Proportion = 42% | Alpha = 0.59 Variance = 1.17 Proportion = 17% | Alpha = 0.68 Variance = 1.76 Proportion = 25% |
Factor 4: Stigma from family and friends | ||||
 1. Family excluded | 0.816 | 0.842 | 0.590 | 0.625 |
 2. Family gossiped | 0.815 | 0.802 | 0.592 | 0.700 |
 3. Friends rejected | 0.423 | 0.436 | 0.163 | 0.449 |
|  | Alpha = 0.67 Variance = 2.79 Proportion = 39% | Alpha = 0.69 Variance = 3.39 Proportion = 43% | Alpha = 0.32 Variance = 1.28 Proportion = 19% | Alpha = 0.48 Variance = 1.54 Proportion = 22% |
Factor 5: Stigma from police | ||||
 1. Police refused | 0.327 | 0.284 | 0.113 | −0.070 |
 2. Avoided carrying condoms | 0.430 | 0.551 | 0.088 | 0.034 |
 3. Police confiscated | 0.583 | 0.614 | 0.649 | 0.245 |
 4. Witnessed confiscation | 0.672 | 0.818 | 0.637 | 0.788 |
 5. Heard about confiscation | 0.712 | 0.678 | 0.369 | 0.816 |
Total | Alpha = 0.82 | Alpha = 0.82 | Alpha = 0.73 | Alpha = 0.77 |
KRa=0.82 | KR = 0.82 | KR = 0.70 | KR = 0.77 | |
 Mean (SD) | 4.313 (3.651) | 4.277 (3.575) | 2.444 (2.366) | 2.679 (2.739) |
 Median | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |