Title
Validation of 2 Spanish-language scales to assess HIV-related stigma in communities
Date Issued
01 November 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Inc.
Abstract
We report the psychometric properties of 2 Spanish-language scales designed to measure (1) opinions about HIV in the community and particularly among health care workers and (2) observed acts of stigma toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) by health care workers. The Opinions about HIV Scale included 3 components (policy, avoidance, and empathy) and 9 items, while an adapted version of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument-Nurse, designed to capture acts of stigma, included 2 components (discrimination related to clinical care and refusal to share or exchange food/gifts). Scales demonstrated good reliability and construct validity. Relative to community health workers, treatment supporters were more likely to have stigmatizing opinions related to avoidance and empathy. We offer 2 Spanish-language scales that could be used to identify populations with high levels of stigmatizing opinions and behaviors toward PLWHA. Formal training of health care workers, especially treatment supporters, may raise awareness and reduce stigma toward HIV.
Start page
527
End page
535
Volume
14
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Estadísticas, Probabilidad Inmunología Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84947793962
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
ISSN of the container
23259574
Sponsor(s)
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health at the U.S. National Institute of Health under Grant R01MH08355.
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