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Instrument Title

HIV Services and Treatment Implementation in Corrections (HIV-STIC) Study: HIV/AIDS Stigma Measure

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Source Article

Belenko, S., Dembo, R., Copenhaver, M., Hiller, M., Swan, H., Albizu Garcia, C., O'Connell, D., Oser, C., Pearson, F., & Pankow, J. (2016). HIV Stigma in Prisons and Jails: Results from a Staff Survey. AIDS and behavior, 20(1), 71–84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1098-7

Response Options

5-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)

Survey Items

  1. Only those who were infected with HIV by medical needles or blood in a hospital deserve to receive care and treatment
  2. If people associate or interact with a person who has HIV/AIDS, they may be influenced to participate in immoral or illicit activities
  3. People who have HIV/AIDS should be given treatment and care only if they stop participating in immoral or illicit activities
  4. People living with HIV/AIDS should be treated the same by health care professionals with other illnesses
  5. A person with HIV/AIDS should be allowed to work with other people
  6. People with HIV/AIDS should be allowed to participate in social events
  7. People with HIV/AIDS should be isolated from other people
  8. People who have HIV/AIDS should be treated the same as everyone else
  9. If a teacher has HIV, but is not sick, they should be allowed to continue teaching in school
  10. People living with HIV/AIDS face neglect from their family
  11. People want to be friends with someone who has HIV/AIDS
  12. People living with HIV/AIDS face ejection from their homes by their families
  13. People living with HIV/AIDS face rejection from their peers
  14. People living with HIV/AIDS face verbal abuse or teasing
  15. People with HIV/AIDS are abandoned by their spouse or partner

Internal Reliability

Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to show that a three-factor solution was best for the scale.

Validity

Validity information was not available.

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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:

Belenko, S., Dembo, R., Copenhaver, M., Hiller, M., Swan, H., Albizu Garcia, C., O'Connell, D., Oser, C., Pearson, F., & Pankow, J. (2016). HIV Stigma in Prisons and Jails: Results from a Staff Survey. AIDS and behavior, 20(1), 71–84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1098-7

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.