Table 5 Responses of patients to the stigma scale (self-stigma) about type 2 DM, Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq, 2022
From: Stigma perception and determinants among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Iraq
Subscale | Responses No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-stigma | Strongly disagree No. (%) | Disagree No. (%) | Unsure No. (%) | Agree No. (%) | Strongly agree No. (%) |
I feel embarrassed in social situations because of my type 2 diabetes | 37(8.6) | 269 (62.7) | 23 (5.4) | 93 (21.7) | 7 (1.6) |
I'm ashamed of having type 2 diabetes | 41(9.6) | 270 (62.9) | 25 (5.8) | 87 (20.3) | 6 (1.4) |
I blame myself for having type 2 diabetes | 24 (5.5) | 188 (43.8) | 28 (6.5) | 167 (38.9) | 22 (5.1) |
Because I have type 2 diabetes, I feel like I am not good enough | 32 (7.5) | 207 (48.3) | 63 (14.7) | 111 (25.9) | 10 (2.3) |
Having type 2 diabetes makes me feel like a failure | 44 (10.3) | 240 (55.9) | 30 (7) | 100 (23.3) | 15 (3.5) |
I feel guilty for having type 2 diabetes | 37(8.6) | 269(62.7) | 23 (5.4) | 93(21.7) | 7(1.6) |