Adaptation and validation of a culturally adapted HIV stigma scale in Myanmar
| Autor: | Min San Tun, Thet Wai Nwe, Cheng-Shi Shiu, Htun Nyunt Oo, Sai Htun Lin, Feifei Huang, Wei-Ti Chen, Yin Thet Nu Oo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Psychometrics
Social Stigma Stigma (botany) HIV Infections Myanmar 7.1 Individual care needs Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Cronbach's alpha Clinical Research Surveys and Questionnaires Behavioral and Social Science Humans Medicine Rasch model business.industry Research Prevention Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Reproducibility of Results HIV Rasch analysis Construct validity medicine.disease Differential item functioning humanities Exploratory factor analysis Brain Disorders Stigma Infectious Diseases Mental Health Public Health and Health Services HIV/AIDS Management of diseases and conditions Public Health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | BMC public health, vol 21, iss 1 BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-021-11685-w |
| Popis: | Background HIV stigma is a common barrier to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment adherence, especially for low- and middle-income countries such as Myanmar. However, there was no validated Myanmar version of a stigma scale. Therefore, we adapted the English version of the 40-item Berger’s HIV stigma scale and the 7-item Indian HIV stigma scale into a 47-item Myanmar HIV stigma scale and then evaluated the scale’s psychometric properties. Method From January 2020 to May 2020, using random sampling methods, 216 eligible Myanmar people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) were contacted from a closed Facebook group that included more than 10,000 PLWHA. A sample of 156 Myanmar PLWHA completed the online self-reported survey. Results A six-factor structure for the scale was determined through exploratory factor analysis, explaining 68.23% of the total variance. After deleting 12 items, the 35-item HIV stigma scale achieved Cronbach ‘s α of 0.72 to 0.95. Construct validity of the scale was demonstrated by significant association with self-reported depression and social support levels (r = 0.60, and − 0.77, p Conclusions The psychometric properties of the 35-item Myanmar version of the HIV stigma scale support it as a measure of stigma among PLWHA in Myanmar. This instrument could help healthcare providers to better understand how stigma operates in PLWHA and to develop tailored stigma-reduction interventions in Myanmar. |
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