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Development of a Yemeni AIDS Stigma Scale 

Authors: Abdallah Badahdaha; Najat Sayemb; Carrie E. Footec
Affiliations:   a Department of Sociology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
b Department of Psychology, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
c Department of Sociology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802511927
Publication Frequency: 12 issues per year
Published in: journal AIDS Care, Volume 21, Issue 6 June 2009 , pages 1 - 6
First Published: June 2009
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Abstract

Research on the social and behavioral aspects of AIDS in the Arab world is relatively scarce despite the efforts of a few scholars over the last quarter century. AIDS-related stigma and discrimination are especially important areas that have received little attention. One critical barrier to undertaking such research has been the absence of an Arabic instrument to employ this work. The current study addressed this gap by developing and implementing an Arabic AIDS Stigma Scale that consisted of 10 items. The data were collected from college students at a public university in Yemen. Principle axis factor analysis identified two factors with five items each that explained 35% of the variance. The availability of the Yemeni AIDS Stigma Scale (YASS) should be a valuable resource for scholars interested in AIDS-related research in Yemen and the rest of the Arab world.
Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Yemen; Arab; stigma; scale development
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