{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wanjala SW"],"funding":["Medical Research Council"],"pagination":["e050709"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8867337"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>We studied the psychometric properties of the 12-item short version of the Berger HIV stigma scale and assessed the correlates of HIV-related stigma among adults living with HIV on the Kenyan coast.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Comprehensive Care and Research Centre in the Kilifi County Hospital.<h4>Participants</h4>Adults living with HIV on combination antiretroviral therapy were recruited and interviewed between February and April 2018 (n=450).<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>HIV-related stigma.<h4>Results</h4>450 participants with a median age of 43 years (IQR=36-50) took part in the study. Of these, 356 (79.1%) were female. Scale reliability and validity were high (alpha=0.80, test-retest reliability intraclass correlation coefficient=0.92). Using "],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pubmed_title":["Measurement characteristics and correlates of HIV-related stigma among adults living with HIV: a cross-sectional study from coastal Kenya."],"pmcid":["PMC8867337"],"funding_grant_id":["MR/M025454/1"],"pubmed_authors":["Luchters S","Nyongesa MK","Abubakar A","Mutua AM","Wanjala SW","Mwangi P","Newton CRJC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Measurement characteristics and correlates of HIV-related stigma among adults living with HIV: a cross-sectional study from coastal Kenya.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>We studied the psychometric properties of the 12-item short version of the Berger HIV stigma scale and assessed the correlates of HIV-related stigma among adults living with HIV on the Kenyan coast.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Comprehensive Care and Research Centre in the Kilifi County Hospital.<h4>Participants</h4>Adults living with HIV on combination antiretroviral therapy were recruited and interviewed between February and April 2018 (n=450).<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>HIV-related stigma.<h4>Results</h4>450 participants with a median age of 43 years (IQR=36-50) took part in the study. Of these, 356 (79.1%) were female. Scale reliability and validity were high (alpha=0.80, test-retest reliability intraclass correlation coefficient=0.92). Using ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Feb","modification":"2025-04-19T20:09:42.004Z","creation":"2025-04-19T20:09:42.004Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8867337","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35193904"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050709"]}}