Author/Authors :
Ebrahimi-Kalan، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Epidemiology, IranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Rimaz، Shahnaz نويسنده Department of Epidemiology, IranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , AsghariJafarabadi، Mohammad نويسنده Road Traffic Injury Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran , , abbasian، ladan نويسنده MD in residency of infectious diseases; Tehran University for Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. abbasian, ladan , Dastoorpour، Maryam نويسنده Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , , Yekrang-Sis، Hassan نويسنده Department of Healthcare Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran , , JafariKhonig، Ali نويسنده Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Gharibnavaz، Hassan نويسنده Department of Epidemiology, IranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
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 4=0.89. The three stigma subscales that were distancing
and blaming (8 items, 4=0.87), fear (3 items, 4=0.82), and discrimination
(5 items, 4=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.
