Development of parallel scales to measure HIV-related stigma

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 759-771

  Visser, Maretha J ^a   Kershaw, Trace ^b   Makin, Jennifer D ^c   Forsyth, Brian W C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African context; HIV related stigma; Quantitative measurement; Stigma scales

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOUTH AFRICA; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50049091496     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9363-7     Document Type: Article

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