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Instrument Title

HIV Stigma Scale for Children (HSSC-8)

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Source Article

Wiklander, M., Rydström, L. L., Ygge, B. M., Navér, L., Wettergren, L., & Eriksson, L. E. (2013). Psychometric properties of a short version of the HIV stigma scale, adapted for children with HIV infection. Health and quality of life outcomes, 11, 195. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-195

Response Options

4-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree)

Survey Items

  1. I work hard to keep my HIV a secret
  2. Most people believe a person who has HIV is dirty
  3. Having HIV makes me feel unclean
  4. Most people think a person with HIV is disgusting
  5. Having HIV makes me feel I’m a bad person
  6. Most with HIV are rejected when others learn
  7. I am very careful whom I tell that I have HIV
  8. Having HIV in my body feels disgusting

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α=0.81

Validity

Internal 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:

Wiklander, M., Rydström, L. L., Ygge, B. M., Navér, L., Wettergren, L., & Eriksson, L. E. (2013). Psychometric properties of a short version of the HIV stigma scale, adapted for children with HIV infection. Health and quality of life outcomes, 11, 195. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-195

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.