| Stigma | | | | | | |
| Social rejection - Female teachers infected with HIV, but is not sick, should be allowed to continue teaching(reference yes) | | | | | | |
| No | 0.38 | 0.31–0.48 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.30–0.77 | 0.00 |
| Fear of causal contact - Willing to care for relative with AIDS(reference yes) | | | | | | |
| No | 0.46 | 0.34–0.62 | 0.00 | 0.82 | 0.45–1.47 | 0.51 |
| Disclosure concerns - Would want HIV infection in family to remain secret(reference no stigma) | | | | | | |
| Yes | 0.91 | 0.78–1.05 | 0.20 | 0.82 | 0.45–1.47 | 0.32 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | | | | | | |
| Age(reference 15–19) | | | | | | |
| 20–24 | 5.47 | 4.49–6.66 | 0.00 | 2.57 | 1.79–3.68 | 0.00 |
| 25–29 | 20.11 | 14.31–28.24 | 0.00 | 5.70 | 3.35–9.68 | 0.00 |
| 30–34 | 16.06 | 11.56–22.31 | 0.00 | 2.91 | 1.73–4.88 | 0.00 |
| 35–39 | 12.89 | 9.21–18.04 | 0.00 | 2.54 | 1.47–4.37 | 0.00 |
| 40–44 | 8.94 | 6.42–12.44 | 0.00 | 1.05 | 0.62–1.77 | 0.83 |
| 45–49 | 8.19 | 5.84–11.46 | 0.00 | 1.26 | 0.71–2.23 | 0.42 |
| Educational attainment(reference no education) | | | | | | |
| Primary or less | 1.88 | 1.03–3.44 | 0.03 | 7.17 | 3.22–15.98 | 0.00 |
| Secondary or higher | 1.35 | 0.74–2.44 | 0.32 | 6.44 | 2.82–14.07 | 0.00 |
| Marital status(reference never married) | | | | | | |
| Ever married | 11.21 | 9.49–13.24 | 0.00 | 7.62 | 5.40–10.72 | 0.00 |
| Place of residence(reference urban) | | | | | | |
| Rural | 1.09 | 0.95–1.26 | 0.19 | 1.24 | 0.91–1.68 | 0.16 |
| Religion(reference others) | | | | | | |
| Roman catholic | 1.11 | 0.95–1.30 | 0.17 | 1.37 | 1.03–1.83 | 0.03 |
| Pentecostal | 1.27 | 1.03–1.57 | 0.02 | 1.65 | 1.13–2.40 | 0.00 |
| Lesotho evangelical | 0.72 | 0.42–1.23 | 0.24 | 0.71 | 0.26–1.94 | 0.51 |
| Other Christian | 1.45 | 1.07–1.97 | 0.01 | 1.94 | 1.09–3.46 | 0.02 |
| Anglican | 1.96 | 0.67–5.74 | 0.21 | 1.28 | 0.25–6.34 | 0.76 |
| Employment status(reference seasonal or occasional) | | | | | | |
| All yeas | 1.56 | 1.21–2.01 | 0.00 | - | - | - |
| Wealth index(reference poorest) | | | | | | |
| Poorer | 1.17 | 0.90–1.50 | 0.22 | 1.15 | 0.65–2.04 | 0.62 |
| Middle | 1.16 | 0.91–1.48 | 0.22 | 1.17 | 0.67–2.04 | 0.56 |
| Richer | 0.97 | 0.77–1.21 | 0.81 | 0.57 | 0.34–0.96 | 0.03 |
| Richest | 0.92 | 0.73–1.14 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.23–0.67 | 0.00 |
| Media exposure (radio)(reference not at all) | | | | | | |
| Less than once a week | 1.27 | 1.02–1.58 | 0.02 | | | |
| At least once a week | 1.32 | 1.13–1.55 | 0.00 | | | |
| HIV prevention knowledge | | | | | | |
| Healthy-looking person can have HIV(reference no) | | | | | | |
| Yes | 2.01 | 1.60–2.54 | 0.00 | 1.51 | 0.93–2.45 | 0.09 |
| Sexual ehavior | | | | | | |
| Condom use(reference no) | | | | | | |
| Yes | 0.73 | 0.59–0.90 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 0.89–1.58 | 0.24 |