dc.contributor.author | Phetlhu, Deliwe | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Greeff, Minrie | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Uys, Leana R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dlamini, Priscilla S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mullan, Joseph | |
dc.contributor.author | Cuca, Yvette P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Naidoo, Joanne R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-04T15:36:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-08-04T15:36:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Uys, L.R. et al. 2009. The development and validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument - Nurse (HASI-N). AIDS care, 21(2):150-159, Dec. [http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/1665422813-66995902/home~db=all] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0954-0121 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1360-0451 (Online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3390 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120801982889 | |
dc.description.abstract | Illness-related stigma remains a serious problem in the management of HIV disease in Africa. This article describes a series of study phases conducted to develop and validate an instrument to measure HIV/AIDS-related stigma as perpetrated and experienced by nurses. Data were collected in Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Tanzania, from 2004-2006. The first phase was a qualitative study with focus group participants (n=251) to gather emic and etic descriptions of HIV/AIDS-related stigma in the five countries. Based on the qualitative data, a 46-item instrument was developed and tested during a second phase in the same five countries (n=244). The result of this phase was a 33-item, three-factor instrument with an average Cronbach alpha of 0.85. A third phase tested the instrument in 1474 nurses. The result was a final 19-item instrument, the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument - Nurse (HASI-N), comprised of two factors (Nurses Stigmatizing Patients and Nurses Being Stigmatized) with a Cronbach alpha of 0.90. Concurrent validity was tested by comparing the level of stigma with job satisfaction and quality of life. A significant negative correlation was found between stigma and job satisfaction. The HASI-N is the first inductively derived instrument measuring stigma experienced and enacted by nurses. It has the potential to be used not only to measure stigma, but also to develop stigma-reduction interventions. | |
dc.publisher | Routledge | |
dc.title | The development and validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument - Nurse (HASI-N) | en_US |
dc.contributor.researchID | 12739391 - Uys, Leana | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10908900 - Phetlhu, Deliwe Rene | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10187308 - Greeff, Minrie | |