Measurement of self, experienced, and perceived HIV/AIDS stigma using parallel scales in Chennai, India

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

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 846-855

  Zelaya, Carla E ^a   Sivaram, Sudha ^a,c   Johnson, Sethulakshmi C ^b   Srikrishnan, A K ^b   Suniti, Solomon ^b   Celentano, David D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; India; psychometrics; scale; stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERIENCE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STIGMA;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84863644084     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.647674     Document Type: Article

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