Measuring stigma associated with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in southern Thailand: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two new scales

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-30

  Van Rie, Annelies ^a   Sengupta, Sohini ^a   Pungrassami, Petchawan ^b   Balthip, Quantar ^c   Choonuan, Sophen ^c   Kasetjaroen, Yutichai ^b   Strauss, Ronald P ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Tuberculosis Centre   (Thailand)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Scale development; Stigma; Thailand; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING WORLD; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 39449096657     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01971.x     Document Type: Article

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