Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the short-form version (HSS-12) of the HIV Stigma Scale
Item | Median item scorea (IQR) | Corrected item correlation | Total subscale scoreb [Median, (IQR)] | Reliability α | Validity construct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CFI | RMSEA | TLI | |||||
Personalised stigma |  |  | 3 (1–5) | 0.68 (95% CI; 0.58–0.77) |  |  |  |
Some people stop touching me soon they know/realise I am infected with HIV/AIDS | 1 (0–2) | 0.63 |  |  |  |  |  |
People I care for stopped calling me after knowing I suffer from AIDs | 1 (0–2) | 0.67 |  |  |  |  |  |
I have lost friends for telling/explaining that I have AIDS | 1 (0–2) | 0.62 |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure concerns |  |  | 6 (4–7) | 0.44 (95% CI; 0.30–0.58) |  |  |  |
Telling someone that I have AIDS is dangerous* | 1 (0–2) | 0.95 |  |  |  |  |  |
I do all I can to keep my AIDS (HIV) status secret | 2 (1–3) | 0.24 |  |  |  |  |  |
I am very careful to that person I tell about my HIV status (I am cautious/very careful to (?of) the people I tell my HIV status) | 2 (2–3) | 0.17 |  |  |  |  |  |
Concerns about public attitudes |  |  | 3 (1–5) | 0.65 (95% CI; 0.55–0.76) |  |  |  |
People who are suffering from AIDS are treated as if they are not like the other people | 1 (0–2) | 0.63 |  |  |  |  |  |
People believe that a person infected with HIV is dirty | 1 (0–2) | 0.66 |  |  |  |  |  |
Many people are worried when they are near a person infected with HIV | 1 (0–2) | 0.60 |  |  |  |  |  |
Negative self image |  |  | 3 (2–5) | 0.70 (95% CI; 0.61–0.79) |  |  |  |
I feel guilty because I am infected with HIV | 1 (0–2) | 0.64 |  |  |  |  |  |
People’s attitudes about HIV/AIDS makes me feel very bad | 1 (1–2) | 0.66 |  |  |  |  |  |
I feel I am not as good as others because am infected with HIV | 1 (0–2) | 0.68 |  |  |  |  |  |
Overall |  |  | 15 (12–20) | 0.83 (95% CI; 0.79–0.87) | 0.949 | 0.051 | 0.933 |