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Instrument Title

AIDS-Related Stigma Scale

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Source Article

Kalichman, S. C., Simbayi, L. C., Jooste, S., Toefy, Y., Cain, D., Cherry, C., Kagee, A. (2005). Development of a Brief Scale to Measure AIDS-Related Stigma in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 9(2): 135-143.

Response Options

I AGREE or I DISAGREE

Survey Items

  1. People who have AIDS are dirty.
  2. People who have AIDS are cursed.
  3. People who have AIDS should be ashamed.
  4. It is safe for people who have AIDS to work with children.
  5. People who have AIDS must expect some restrictions on their freedom.
  6. A person with AIDS must have done something wrong and deserves to be punished.
  7. People who have HIV should be isolated.
  8. I do not want to be friends with someone who has AIDS.
  9. People who have AIDS should not be allowed to work.

Internal Reliability

The scale is internally consistent, α = 0.75 and time stable over 3 months, r = 0.67.

Validity

Supporting the scale's construct validity, individuals who refused to report whether they had been tested for HIV scored higher on the AIDS-Related Stigma Scale. Also, has convergent and divergent 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:

Kalichman, S. C., Simbayi, L. C., Jooste, S., Toefy, Y., Cain, D., Cherry, C., Kagee, A. (2005). Development of a Brief Scale to Measure AIDS-Related Stigma in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 9(2): 135-143.

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.