L. Jeyaseelan|Shuba Kumar|Rani Mohanraj|Grace Rebekah|Deepa Rao|Lisa E. Manhart
Assessing HIV/AIDS Stigma in South India: Validation and Abridgement of the Berger HIV Stigma Scale
Christian Medical College & Hospital|Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music|Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music|Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music|University of Washington|AIDS United|University of Washington
hivrelated stigma associated depression poor adherence nondisclosure hivpositive status lead increased transmission hiv poorer health outcomes hivinfected individuals berger hiv stigma scale used multiple settings never adapted validated india home worlds second largest hivinfected population assessed reliability validity tamil translation original 40item scale conducted confirmatory exploratory factor analyses assess cultural appropriateness abbreviate scale reliability validity high alpha 091 testretest reliability icc 089 exploratory confirmatory factor analysis resulted abridged 25item version scale possessed better psychometric properties 40item version culturally validated abridged hivstigma scale used busy clinical settings identify individuals need psychosocial support assess postintervention changes stigma southern india