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Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS)

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Source Article

Wagner, A. C., Hart, T. A., McShane, K. E., Margolese, S., & Girard, T. A. (2014). Health care provider attitudes and beliefs about people living with HIV: Initial validation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS). AIDS and behavior, 18(12), 2397–2408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0834-8

Response Options

6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree)

Survey Items

Below is a list of ideas about HIV+ patients. Some of the ideas may be true for you, and some of them may not. People hold a wide range of ideas about HIV+ patients, and we are interested in your particular ideas. Please answer the questions honestly – your responses are completely anonymous.

  1. I believe most HIV+ patients acquired the virus through risky behaviour.
  2. I think HIV+ patients have engaged in risky activities despite knowing these risks.
  3. I believe I have the right to refuse to treat HIV+ patients for the safety of other patients.
  4. I think people would not get HIV if they had sex with fewer people.
  5. HIV+ patients present a threat to my health.
  6. HIV+ patients present a threat to the health of other patients.
  7. I believe I have the right to refuse to treat HIV+ patients if other staff members are concerned about safety.
  8. I would avoid conducting certain procedures on HIV+ patients.
  9. I think if people act responsibly they will not contract HIV.
  10. HIV+ patients tend to have numerous sexual partners.
  11. I believe I have the right to refuse to treat HIV+ patients if I feel uncomfortable.
  12. I would rather not come into physical contact with HIV+ patients.
  13. I would want to wear two sets of gloves when examining HIV+ patients.
  14. I believe I have the right to refuse to treat HIV+ patients to protect myself.
  15. I would be comfortable working alongside another health care provider who has HIV.
  16. I think many HIV+ patients likely have substance abuse problems.
  17. I believe I have the right to refuse to treat HIV+ patients if I am concerned about legal liability.
  18. I would rather see an HIV-negative patient than see an HIV+ patient with non-HIV related concerns.
  19. HIV+ patients should accept responsibility for acquiring the virus.
  20. I worry about contracting HIV from HIV+ patients.
  21. I often think HIV+ patients have caused their own health problems.
  22. HIV+ patients make me uncomfortable.
  23. I would be hesitant to send HIV+ patients to get blood work done due to my fear of others’ safety.
  24. It is a little scary to think I have touched HIV+ patients.
  25. I worry that universal precautions are not good enough to protect me from HIV+ patients.
  26. I would feel uncomfortable knowing one of my colleagues is HIV+.
  27. HIV+ patients who have acquired HIV through injection drug use are more at fault for contracting HIV than HIV+ patients who have acquired HIV through a blood transfusion.
  28. I tend to think that HIV+ patients do not share the same values as me.
  29. HIV+ patients who have acquired HIV through sex are more at fault for contracting HIV than HIV+ patients who have acquired HIV through a blood transfusion.
  30. It would be hard to react calmly if a patient tells me he or she is HIV+.

    31. Internal Reliability

    Cronbach’s α=0.940

    Validity

    Convergent and divergent validity

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    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:

    Wagner, A. C., Hart, T. A., McShane, K. E., Margolese, S., & Girard, T. A. (2014). Health care provider attitudes and beliefs about people living with HIV: Initial validation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS). AIDS and behavior, 18(12), 2397–2408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0834-8

    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.