Measuring HIV felt stigma: A culturally adapted scale targeting PLWHA in Puerto Rico

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1314-1322

  Jimenez, Julio Cesar ^a   Puig, Marieva ^a   Ramos, Juan Carlos ^a   Morales, Marangelie ^a   Asencio, Gloria ^a   Sala, Ana Cecilia ^a   Castro, Eida ^a   Vélez Santori, Carmen ^b   Santiago, Lydia ^b   Zorrilla, Carmen ^b  

^a PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

felt stigma; HIV Felt Stigma Scale; psychometric properties; Puerto Ricans living with HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES SURVEY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CASE MANAGER STIGMA GUIDE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HIV FELT STIGMA SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERTO RICO; PUERTO RICO COMPREHENSIVE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HEALTH DISPARITIES SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE DIMENSION OF THE HISTORY OF ABUSE QUESTIONNAIRE; STIGMA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 77957985019     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121003758481     Document Type: Article

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