Instrument details

announcement
Instrument Title

HIV PrEP Stigma Scale (HPSS)

No PDF assigned

Source Article

Siegler, A. J., Wiatrek, S., Mouhanna, F., Amico, K. R., Dominguez, K., Jones, J., Patel, R. R., Mena, L. A., & Mayer, K. H. (2020). Validation of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Stigma Scale: Performance of Likert and Semantic Differential Scale Versions. AIDS and behavior, 24(9), 2637–2649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02820-6

Response Options

5-point Likert Scale (1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree); Semantic differential word pairs 7-point range (3 to -3)

Survey Items

Likert items

  1. I would feel ashamed to take PrEP pills in front of others
  2. Someone taking PrEP should keep their pills hidden
  3. People experience negative judgement because they take PrEP
  4. I would have sex with someone who is taking PrEP
  5. Someone taking PrEP would be seen by others as slutty
  6. People taking PrEP receive praise for being responsible
  7. My friends would be supportive of me taking PrEP
  8. Someone taking PrEP would be treated unfairly by their doctors
  9. People experience problems when they tell their sex partner(s) they are taking PrEP
  10. I would feel proud to take PrEP every day
  11. People taking PrEP experience verbal harassment
  12. People on PrEP are taking care of their health
  13. My family would be supportive of me taking PrEP
Semantic differential word pairs
“People taking PrEP are…”
  1. Lazy ------- motivated
  2. Out of control ------- in control
  3. Unfaithful ------- faithful
  4. Dishonest ------- trust-worthy
  5. Unsupported ------- supported
  6. Ashamed ------- proud
  7. Unattractive ------- attractive
  8. Risky ------- safe
  9. Irresponsible ------- responsible
  10. Modest ------- promiscuous
  11. Immoral ------- moral

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α=0.837 (Likert), 0.884 (Semantic differential word pairs)

Validity

Construct and face validity

Google Scholar

View article on Google Scholar

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:

Siegler, A. J., Wiatrek, S., Mouhanna, F., Amico, K. R., Dominguez, K., Jones, J., Patel, R. R., Mena, L. A., & Mayer, K. H. (2020). Validation of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Stigma Scale: Performance of Likert and Semantic Differential Scale Versions. AIDS and behavior, 24(9), 2637–2649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02820-6

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.