Development of a 12-item short version of the HIV stigma scale.

Maria ReiniusLena WettergrenMaria WiklanderVeronica SvedhemAnna Mia EkströmLars E Eriksson

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2017)

Although being less sensitive in measurement, the proposed 12-item short version of the HIV Stigma Scale has comparable psychometric properties to the full-length scale and may be used when a shorter instrument is needed.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
hiv aids
antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
hepatitis c virus
mental health
mental illness
men who have sex with men
social support
south africa
patient reported outcomes