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Health care provider attitudes and beliefs about people living with HIV: initial validation of the health care provider HIV/AIDS stigma scale (HPASS)

Wagner, Anne C., Hart, Trevor A., McShane, Kelly E., Margolese, Shari, Girard, Todd A.·2014·AIDS and Behavior

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Abstract

HIV stigma is a pressing concern for people living with HIV, and particularly when it is perpetuated by health care providers, as it may affect quality of life and access to health care services. The current study describes the development and initial validation of a contextually appropriate HIV stigma scale for health care providers in North America. A ground-up qualitative approach was used to develop the scale, and it was assessed psychometrically with health care trainees across Canada. The measure demonstrates excellent internal consistency reliability and test-retest reliability, as well as convergent and divergent validity. The study supports a tripartite model of HIV stigma consisting of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. The scale provides a new tool to assess HIV stigma in health care providers and can be used to inform training, intervention and self-evaluation of stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs and behaviors among providers.

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  • Preintervention and postintervention scores of the validated Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale demonstrated a significant decrease (68.74 vs 61.81).

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Authors
Wagner, A. C., Hart, T. A., McShane, K. E., Margolese, S., & Girard, T. A.
Affiliations
  • Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Wagner, Anne C.
Venue
AIDS and Behavior
Published
2014-06-26
Volume
18
Issue
12
Pages
2397-2408
ISSN
  • 1090-7165 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3254
OpenAlex
W2079201511
Cited by
110
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 1
FWCI
0.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • AIDS and Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Obesity and Health Practices
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
HIV stigma, healthcare workers, provider attitudes, scale development, psychometric validation, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, HIV/AIDS training, health care access
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, North America, Professional-Patient Relations, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stereotyping, Reproducibility of Results, HIV Infections, Qualitative Research, Social Stigma

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