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- Title
Validity and Reliability of the Iranian Version of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument-PLWHA (HASI-P).
- Authors
Ebrahimi-Kalan, Mohammad; Rimaz, Shahnaz; Gharibnavaz, Hassan; AsghariJafarabadi, Mohammad; Abbasian, Ladan; Dastoorpour, Maryam; Yekrang-Sis, Hassan; JafariKhonig, Ali
- Abstract
Background: HIV/AIDS disease has remained highly stigmatized all over the world even though the increasing accessibility of its treatment. This study was designed to adapt the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument (HASI) to the Iranian People Living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA). Methods: Translation -back translation of the scale into Persian was done. Then, the validity and reliability of the instrument were evaluated. The validity of the translated scale was assessed in three ways: evaluating its linguistic validity, assessing its content validity by a panel of nine experts, and exploring its construct validity by factor analysis. The internal consistency of the translated scale was evaluated by Cronbach's Alpha. Results: HASI showed a good Content Validity Index (CVI value >0.75) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR >0.78). The internal consistency of the instrument regarding the total score was α=0.89. The three stigma subscales that were distancing and blaming (8 items, α=0.87), fear (3 items, α=0.82), and discrimination (5 items, α=0.83). Conclusion: This article reports the development and validation of a new measure of stigma, i.e. HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument in PLWHA (HASI-P), and provides evidence to support its content validity and internal consistency.
- Subjects
IRAN; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTOR analysis; HIV infections; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; PROBABILITY theory; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIABILITY (Personality trait); RESEARCH evaluation; SCALE analysis (Psychology); SOCIAL stigma; TRANSLATIONS; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 2, p194
- ISSN
2228-6497
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5681/hpp.2013.023