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Multidimensional Stigma Scale

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Source Article

Stein, J. A., & Li, L. (2008). Measuring HIV-related stigma among chinese service providers: Confirmatory factor analysis of a multidimensional scale. AIDS and Behavior, 12(5), 789-795.

Response Options

Choices range from 1-5. Items that should be reverse coded are labeled with “(R)”.

Survey Items

Discrimination Intent at Work (4 items)

  1. You would be willing to work with HIV positive patients.
  2. You would be willing to provide the same care for HIV positive patients as patients without HIV.
  3. You would be willing to do a physical exam of an HIV positive patient.
  4. You would be willing to interact with HIV positive patients the same as other patients.


Prejudiced Attitudes (4 items)
  1. People who got HIV/AIDS through sex and drug use got what they deserved.
  2. People who got HIV/AIDS through commercial sex deserve sympathy. (R)
  3. People who got HIV/AIDS through drug use deserve sympathy. (R)
  4. People who behave promiscuously should be blamed for AIDS.


Opinion about Health Care for HIV/AIDS Patients (3 items)
  1. People who got infected with HIV/AIDS through drug use deserve good quality medical care. (R)
  2. People who got infected with HIV/AIDS through blood donation deserve good quality medical care. (R)
  3. People who got infected with HIV/AIDS through commercial sex deserve good quality medical care. (R)


Internalized Shame (3 items)
  1. If you worked with HIV positive patients, you would feel embarrassed to tell other people about it.
  2. You would be ashamed to know someone with HIV/AIDS.
  3. You would be ashamed if a relative got HIV/AIDS.


Fear of People Living with HIV/AIDS (3 items)
  1. You feel afraid of people living with HIV/AIDS.
  2. You would not buy from a vendor with HIV/AIDS.
  3. You would not share utensils with a person with HIV/AIDS
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Internal Reliability

Reliability information was not available.

Validity

Construct 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:

Stein, J. A., & Li, L. (2008). Measuring HIV-related stigma among chinese service providers: Confirmatory factor analysis of a multidimensional scale. AIDS and Behavior, 12(5), 789-795.

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.