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HIV Stigma Questions from POWER Study

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Source Article

Sang, J. M., Matthews, D. D., Meanley, S. P., Eaton, L. A., & Stall, R. D. (2018). Assessing HIV Stigma on Prevention Strategies for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States. AIDS and behavior, 22(12), 3879–3886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2181-7

Response Options

4-point scale (0=very unlikely to 4=very likely)

Survey Items

  1. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be treated with hostility/coldness by strangers?
  2. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will have others talk about their HIV status behind their back?
  3. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be ignored/excluded/avoided by people close to them?
  4. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be rejected by a potential sexual/romantic partner?
  5. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be treated as if they could not be trusted?
  6. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be insulted or made fun of?
  7. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be denied a place to live or lose their place to live?
  8. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be treated poorly/made to feel inferior when receiving healthcare?
  9. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be denied a job or lose their job?
  10. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will have their personal property damaged/stolen?
  11. How likely is it that someone living with HIV will be physically assaulted/beaten up?

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α=0.94

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:

Sang, J. M., Matthews, D. D., Meanley, S. P., Eaton, L. A., & Stall, R. D. (2018). Assessing HIV Stigma on Prevention Strategies for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States. AIDS and behavior, 22(12), 3879–3886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2181-7

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.