Turkish validity and reliability of the Internalized AIDS‐Related Stigma Scale

Öztürk, Servet; Şimşek, Çağlar; Ardıç, Elif; Ağalar, Canan

doi:10.1111/ppc.12688

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“…IA-RSS is understandable and easily applicable in Turkish society and it is aimed to reach the most appropriate meaning of scale items in Turkish. In the internal consistency test of IA-RSS, the total Cronbach's alpha was obtained to be 0.70, and in test–retest reliability, ICCs ranged between 0.872 and 0.949, 18 and these findings were similar to this study. Similar to this study, Chan et al 19 evaluated the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Internalized AIDS-related stigma scale in India.…”

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Validity and Reliability of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Stigma Questionnaire in Persian

Moradzadeh

Navidi

Zamanian

2023

J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care

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Background: It was aimed to adapt a 12-item questionnaire into Persian among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) in Markazi province. Material and Methods: Content validity was evaluated based on the opinions of the relevant experts, and by calculating the scale-level content validity index (S-CVI) and the item-level content validity index (I-CVI). Reliability was assessed via test–retest, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and Cronbach's alpha. Results: The obtained scores on clarity and relevancy (I-CVI) ranged from 0.9 to 1. The S-CVI also had an acceptable validity of 0.99. The Cronbach's alpha index of the whole questionnaire was 0.84 and ranged from 0.69 to 0.82 for subscales. The ICC in test–retest for all questionnaires was 0.88 and for subscales ranged from 0.77 to 0.88. Conclusion: The Persian version of the 12-item human immunodeficiency virus-related stigma questionnaire was found to be, in addition to being short and comprehensive, acceptable reliability and high validity to use in order to determine the stigma related to Persian-speaker PLHIV.

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Validity and Reliability of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Stigma Questionnaire in Persian

Moradzadeh

Navidi

Zamanian

2023

J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care

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Psychometric properties of stigma and discrimination measurement tools for persons living with HIV: a systematic review using the COSMIN methodology

Zhang,

Yang,

Chai

et al. 2024

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Background The development of antiretroviral therapy broadly extends the life expectancy of persons living with HIV (PLHIV). However, stigma and discrimination are still great threat to these individuals and the world's public health care system. Accurate and reproducible measures are prerequisites for robust results. Therefore, it is essential to choose an acceptable measure with satisfactory psychometric properties to assess stigma and discrimination. There has been no systematic review of different stigma and discrimination tools in the field of HIV care. Researchers and clinical practitioners do not have a solid reference for selecting stigma and discrimination measurement tools. Methods We systematically searched English and Chinese databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, The Cochrane Library, CNKI,, and Wanfang, to obtain literature about stigma and discrimination measurement tools that have been developed and applied in the field of HIV. The search period was from 1st January, 1996 to 22nd November 2021. The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) guideline (2018 version) was applied to assess the risk of bias for each involved study and summarize the psychometric properties of each tool. The modified version of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and, Evaluation (GRADE) method was used to grade the evidence and develop recommendations. Results We included 45 studies and 19 PROMs for HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination among PLHIV. All studies had sufficient methodological quality in content validity, structural validity, internal consistency, and the hypothesis testing of structural validity. Limited evidence was found for cross-cultural validity, stability, and criterion validity. No relevant evidence was found concerning measurement error and responsiveness. The Internalized AIDS-related Stigma Scale (IARSS), Internalized HIV Stigma Scale (IHSS), and Wright's HIV stigma scale (WHSS) are recommended for use. Conclusions This study recommends three PROMs for different stigma and discrimination scenarios, including IARSS for its good quality and convenience, IHSS for its broader range of items, higher sensitivity, and greater precision, and WHSS for its comprehensive and quick screening. Researchers should also consider the relevance and feasibility of the measurements before putting them into practice. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42022308579

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HIV-AIDS Stigma in the Workplace: A Qualitative Study in Türkiye

KORKMAZ,

ÖZTÜRK,

SUR

2023

Journal of Health Systems and Policies

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Introduction: HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the most important global health problems in history. Stigmatizing attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the workplace lead to the loss of jobs or not being preferred for new recruitment. This study aims to shed light on the situations related to stigma and stigma fears that they have experienced in their work life. Methods: A phenomenological research design was used in the research, while volunteer sampling and snowball sampling were used as sampling methods. The study was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 10 male participants living in Turkey, who were infected with HIV, between March 10, 2022, and March 17, 2022. Open coding was used in the first stage of the research, and axial and selective coding was achieved after the selection of the core category. Results: While homosexual individuals stated that they had learned about their first diagnosis during routine blood test controls, heterosexual individuals stated that they had learned about their first diagnosis incidentally. They stated that they had felt emotions such as denial, sadness, helplessness, and fear when they had learned it, however, their fears eased later on. While married individuals first shared their diagnoses with their spouses, single individuals shared their diagnoses with partners or close friends. Most participants hide their HIV infection from their colleagues or managers. All participants stated that being an HIV/AIDS patient would have a negative impact on recruitment and promotion. They stated that if they lost their jobs, they sought their rights through legal means. They also stated that the first emotion they would feel when they lost a job would be anger, sadness, disappointment, and anxiety. They stated that in order not to be stigmatized, society should be educated and social media should be used for creating awareness. Conclusion: It has been found that stigma in the workplace is still important in Turkey and has a negative impact on PLWHA. It was emphasized that it is important to inform society in order to eliminate the stigma.

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Turkish validity and reliability of the Internalized AIDS‐Related Stigma Scale

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Validity and Reliability of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Stigma Questionnaire in Persian

Validity and Reliability of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Stigma Questionnaire in Persian

Psychometric properties of stigma and discrimination measurement tools for persons living with HIV: a systematic review using the COSMIN methodology

HIV-AIDS Stigma in the Workplace: A Qualitative Study in Türkiye

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