scholarly journals Development and Validation of HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Scale in Southeast Iran: The General Population Viewpoint

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 232595822096360
Author(s):  
Sima Mokhtarabadi ◽  
Hamid Sharifi ◽  
Ali Ahmad Rafiei Rad ◽  
Abedin Iranpour ◽  
Mahlagha Dehghan
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Principal Axis ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Aids Stigma ◽  
Principal Axis Factoring ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Acceptable Internal Consistency ◽  
Hiv Aids

Stigma and discrimination are one of the important challenges in coping with HIV infection. Stigma and discrimination are universal phenomenon for the epidemic of HIV and exposure to people with HIV. The present study aimed to develop and measure psychometrically the HIV/AIDS Stigma and discrimination scale from the general population viewpoint in southeast Iran. Data collection lasted from May to September 2016. The results showed that the “HIV/AIDS Stigma and discrimination scale” had an acceptable internal consistency and stability (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.69, omega coefficient = 0.7, and r = 0.57, p = 0.001). The scale had acceptable content and face validities. The Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) with varimax rotation analysis shows that the scale has 4 dimensions: “patient social position” (5 items), “social support” (4 items), “social disease perspective” (7 items), and “social harassment” (2 items). In general, the psychometric properties of “HIV/AIDS Stigma and discrimination scale” are acceptable, and this scale can be used in studies.

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SELECTED RURAL COMMUNITY, KANCHEEPRAM DISTRICT, INDIA.

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Hema Malini
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Aids Stigma ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Community-level stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV is found all over the world, with people forced to leave their home, change their daily activities such as shopping, socializing or schooling, face rejection and verbal and physical abuse. The objective of the study was to assess the HIV/AIDS stigma among the general public. Quantitative approach  and descriptive research design was adopted for the  present study. The study was conducted in Vallancherry a selected rural village of Kattankulathur . The sample size for the present study was 300. Three point rating scale  was used to assess the HIV/STIGMA and discrimination.The present study findings revealed that among 300 samples none of them reported severe stigma ,50 (16.7%)  participants reported moderate stigma and 250 (83.3%)  participants reported  low stigma. Stigma blocks access to HIV testing and treatment services, making onwards transmission more likely. The removal of barriers to these services is key to end the global HIV epidemic.Key Words : HIV, AIDS, Stigma, Discrimination, Rejection

scholarly journals A Scripture-Specific Religious Orientation Scale: Development and Validation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-13
Author(s):  
Ebrahim Khodadady
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Principal Axis ◽  
Scale Development And Validation ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Principal Axis Factoring ◽  
Specific Species ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Selection Of

Objectives: to develop a novel religious orientation scale based on the Quran and validate it with pre-university students of secondary education Method: All the Quranic ayat which addressed its believers directly regarding their religious orientation were scrutinized in terms of pre-university students’ characteristics, resulting in the selection of 57 upon which a 60-item Quranic Orientation Scale (QOS) was developed. The scale was administered to 1123 students and their responses were subjected to Principal Axis Factoring and Promax with Kaiser Normalization (PKN). Results: Out of 60 items comprising the QOS, 48 loaded acceptably and exclusively on seven rotated factors called believing in holy scriptures,, remembering and seeking Allah, fulfilling Quranic obligations, following Allah confidently, following Quranic instructions, not befriending disbelievers, and informed Quranic struggle. Both the scale and its underlying factors had internal consistency and correlated significantly with each other. Conclusion: The Quran teaches the domain of religious orientation directly to its readers as a hierarchically and culturally independent schema consisting of specific species and genera. Pre-university student, however, not only reduce the domain as regards the number of its constituting species and genera but also develop their own religious families. Going through this process consciously they render their religious orientation a hierarchically and culturally organized schema.

The Factorial Validity of Brief Satisfaction Scales in a Survey of 58 Korean-American Interracial Couples

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3_suppl2) ◽  
pp. 1347-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Ja Rho ◽  
Walter R. Schumm
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Principal Axis ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Interracial Couples ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Principal Axis Factoring

Responses to modified versions of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Kansas Parental Satisfaction Scale were obtained from a nonrandom sample of 58 Korean-American interracial couples living near Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The items were factored using principal axis factoring with varimax rotation. Each scale's items loaded on the factors as expected, with some minor exceptions, for both the English and Korean translations.

HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Questionnaire

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky L. Genberg ◽  
Surinda Kawichai ◽  
Alfred Chingono ◽  
Memory Sendah ◽  
Suwat Chariyalertsak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Aids Stigma ◽  
Hiv Aids

Development and Validation of the Caring Loneliness Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 114E-129E
Author(s):  
Liisa Karhe ◽  
Marja Kaunonen ◽  
Anna-Maija Koivisto
Keyword(s):  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Principal Axis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Patient Experiences ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
Principal Axis Factoring ◽  
Caring Relationship ◽  
Development And Validation

Background and Purpose: The Caring Loneliness Scale (CARLOS) includes 5 categories derived from earlier qualitative research. This article assesses the reliability and construct validity of a scale designed to measure patient experiences of loneliness in a professional caring relationship. Methods: Statistical analysis with 4 different sample sizes included Cronbach's alpha and exploratory factor analysis with principal axis factoring extraction. Results: The sample size of 250 gave the most useful and comprehensible structure, but all 4 samples yielded underlying content of loneliness experiences. The initial 5 categories were reduced to 4 factors with 24 items and Cronbach's alpha ranging from .77 to .90. Conclusion: The findings support the reliability and validity of CARLOS for the assessment of Finnish breast cancer and heart surgery patients' experiences but as all instruments, further validation is needed.

scholarly journals The development and validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument – Nurse (HASI-N)

AIDS Care ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leana R. Uys ◽  
William L. Holzemer ◽  
Maureen L. Chirwa ◽  
Priscilla S. Dlamini ◽  
Minrie Greeff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aids Stigma ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals HIV-AIDS stigma and discrimination in health care sector in Belarus

Retrovirology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Ilyenkova ◽  
Svetlana Kunitskaya ◽  
Irina Eramova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Aids Stigma ◽  
Hiv Aids
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