Table 5.
Subscale Reliability Values and 95% Confidence Intervals
| Factor |
Original Instrument |
Reduced Instrument |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Reliability (95% CI) | N | Reliability (95% CI) | |
| Rights of PLWHA | 421 | 0.59 (0.52, 0.66) | 420 | 0.65 (0.59, 0.70) |
| PLWHA obliged to reveal serostatus | 421 | 0.68 (0.62, 0.73) | 421 | 0.66 (0.60, 0.72) |
| Responsibility for infection | 420 | 0.54 (0.48, 0.60) | 420 | 0.62 (0.56, 0.67) |
| Lack of productivity of PLWHA | 420 | 0.79 (0.76, 0.83) | 420 | 0.79 (0.76, 0.83) |
| Personal Characteristics of PLWHA | 419 | 0.71 (0.66, 0.76) | 419 | 0.71 (0.66, 0.76) |
| Fear of infection | 421 | 0.75 (0.71, 0.78) | 421 | 0.76 (0.73, 0.80) |
| Emotions associated with HIV/AIDS | 421 | 0.67 (0.63, 0.72) | 420 | 0.75 (0.71, 0.78) |
| Closeness to death | 421 | 0.55 (0.48, 0.61) | 421 | 0.64 (0.59, 0.70) |
| Need to control PLWHA | 421 | 0.62 (0.57, 0.68) | 419 | 0.66 (0.60, 0.72) |
| PLWHA as vectors of infection | 421 | 0.66 (0.61, 0.71) | 419 | 0.66 (0.61, 0.72) |
| Body signs of HIV/AIDS | 421 | 0.67 (0.62, 0.72) | 421 | 0.68 (0.63, 0.73) |
| Structural concerns | 419 | 0.43 (0.36, 0.51) | — | — |
| General stigma | 421 | 0.86 (0.84, 0.88) | 421 | 0.85 (0.83, 0.87) |
Notes: N for each analysis will vary because some participants were missing data for all items in a given subset. Reliability values are computed via Raykov's (1997) structural equation model using Mplus 5.0.