| Measuring stigma associated with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in southern Thailand: exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two new scales. | |
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PMID: 18290998 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To develop scales to measure tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS stigma in a developing world context. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of tuberculosis patients in southern Thailand, who were asked to rate their agreement with items measuring TB and HIV/AIDS stigma. Developing the scales involved exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, internal consistency, construct validity, test-retest reliability and standardized summary scores. RESULTS: Factor analyses identified two sub-scales associated with both tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS stigma: community and patient perspectives. Goodness-of-fit was good (TLI = 94, LFI = 0.88 and RMSEA = 0.11), internal consistency was excellent (Cronbach's alphas 0.82-0.91), test-retest reliability was moderate, and construct validity showed an inverse correlation with social support. CONCLUSION: Our scales have good psychometric properties that measure stigma associated with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and allow assessment of stigma from community and patient perspectives. Their use will help document the burden of stigma, guide the development of interventions and evaluate stigma reduction programmes in areas with a high HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis burden. |
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Authors:
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Annelies Van Rie; Sohini Sengupta; Petchawan Pungrassami; Quantar Balthip; Sophen Choonuan; Yutichai Kasetjaroen; Ronald P Strauss; Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong |
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article |
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Title: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH Volume: 13 ISSN: 1365-3156 ISO Abbreviation: Trop. Med. Int. Health Publication Date: 2008 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-22 Completed Date: 2008-03-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9610576 Medline TA: Trop Med Int Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 21-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. vanrie@email.unc.edu |
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Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Focus Groups HIV Infections / complications, psychology* Humans Interviews as Topic Male Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data Reproducibility of Results Social Support Stereotyping* Thailand Tuberculosis / complications, psychology* Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications, psychology |
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