From: Development of a 12-item short version of the HIV stigma scale
Mean item scoreb (SD) | Corrected item-total correlation | Mean subscale scorec (SD) | Reliability, α | Floor/ceiling effect (%) | |
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Personalised stigma | 6.09 (2.75) | 0.88 | 28/6 | ||
28. Some people avoid touching me once they know I have HIV | 2.06 (1.00) | 0.70 | |||
29. People I care about stopped calling after learning I have HIV | 1.97 (1.00) | 0.84 | |||
36. I have lost friends by telling them I have HIV | 2.06 (1.06) | 0.78 | |||
Disclosure concerns | 9.08 (2.57) | 0.84 | 6/22 | ||
4. Telling someone I have HIV is risky | 2.97 (0.98) | 0.68 | |||
6. I work hard to keep my HIV a secret | 2.97 (1.02) | 0.74 | |||
17. I am very careful who I tell that I have HIV | 3.25 (0.96) | 0.68 | |||
Concerns about public attitudes | 7.60 (2.50) | 0.81 | 9/9 | ||
9. People with HIV are treated like outcasts | 2.43 (0.97) | 0.67 | |||
10. Most people believe a person who has HIV is dirty | 2.54 (0.99) | 0.71 | |||
20. Most people are uncomfortable around someone with HIV | 2.64 (0.97) | 0.62 | |||
Negative self-image | 6.40 (2.75) | 0.80 | 24/5 | ||
2. I feel guilty because I have HIV | 2.21 (1.09) | 0.62 | |||
3. People’s attitudes about HIV make me feel worse about myself | 2.17 (1.07) | 0.70 | |||
7. I feel I’m not as good a person as others because I have HIV | 2.01 (1.09) | 0.62 |