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HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument- PLWA (HASI-P)

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Source Article

Holzemer, W. L., Uys, L. R., Chirwa, M. L., Greeff, M., Makoae, L. N., Kohi, T., et al. (2007). Validation of the HIV/AIDS stigma Instrument-PLWA (HASI-P). AIDS Care, 19(8), 1002-1012.

Response Options

Never, Once or twice, Several times, Most of the time

Survey Items

In the past 3 months, how often did the following events happen because of your HIV status?

  1. I was told to use my own eating utensils.
  2. I was asked not to touch someone’s child.
  3. I was made to drink last from the cup.
  4. Someone mocked me when I passed by.
  5. I stopped eating with other people.
  6. I was asked to leave because I was coughing.
  7. Someone stopped being my friend.
  8. A friend would not chat with me.
  9. I was called bad names.
  10. People sang offensive songs when I passed by.
  11. I was told that I have no future.
  12. Someone scolded me.
  13. I was told that God is punishing me.
  14. I was made to eat alone.
  15. Someone insulted me.
  16. People avoided me.
  17. People cut down visiting me.
  18. People ended their relationships with me.
  19. I was blamed for my HIV status.
  20. Someone tried to get me fired from my job.
  21. My employer denied me opportunities.



    The next set of questions is about your experiences in the hospital or clinic.
    In the past 3 months, how often did the following events happen because of your HIV status?

  22. I was denied health care.
  23. I was refused treatment because I was told I was going to die anyway.
  24. I was discharged from the hospital while still needing care.
  25. I was shuttled around instead of being helped by a nurse.
    26. .
  26. At the hospital/clinic, I was made to wait until last.
  27. At the hospital, I was left in a soiled bed.
  28. In the hospital or clinic, my pain was ignored.



    These questions are about some of your thoughts or feelings.
    How often have you thought or felt this way during the past 3 months because of your HIV status?

  29. I felt that I did not deserve to live.
  30. I felt ashamed of having this disease.
  31. I felt completely worthless.
  32. I felt that I brought a lot of trouble to my family.
  33. I felt that I am no longer a person.

Internal Reliability

Acceptable internal consistency reliability for each of the six subscales and total score

Validity

Adequate content and construct validity, modest concurrent validity

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Holzemer, W. L., Uys, L. R., Chirwa, M. L., Greeff, M., Makoae, L. N., Kohi, T., et al. (2007). Validation of the HIV/AIDS stigma Instrument-PLWA (HASI-P). AIDS Care, 19(8), 1002-1012.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.