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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2014 Jul 18;32(39):5013–5018. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.07.018

Appendix A.

HIV vaccine attitudes: Items and scales

Mistrust

  1. There is a cure for AIDS, but the government is keeping it from the public.

  2. HIV is a man-made virus that was created to get rid of certain groups of people.

  3. Sometimes I think the government is using AIDS to kill off people who are not wanted by society.

  4. The government already has an AIDS vaccine but is keeping it from the public.

  5. Pharmaceutical companies cannot be trusted to produce an AIDS vaccine since it would cut into their drug profits.

HIV Vaccine Social Concerns

  1. I would be concerned about how my family might react to my getting an AIDS vaccine.

  2. I would be concerned about how my sexual partner or partners might react to my getting an AIDS vaccine.

  3. I would be concerned about confidentiality (others finding out) if I received an AIDS vaccine.

  4. I would be concerned that getting an AIDS vaccine would affect my ability to get health insurance.

  5. I would be concerned that getting an AIDS vaccine would lead to discrimination against me.

  6. It concerns me that if I get an AIDS vaccine, the HIV antibody test might show me as being HIV- positive.

Risk Compensation
*1. Getting an AIDS vaccine means you can have sex without using condoms.
*2. An AIDS vaccine will make safer sex less important.
*3. If I get an AIDS vaccine, I would be more likely to have sex without using a condom.
*4. HIV/AIDS will no longer be a threat when there is an AIDS vaccine.
*5. Everyone who gets an AIDS vaccine will be protected against HIV/AIDS.
Altruistic Vaccination

  1. I would get an AIDS vaccine even if I thought the vaccine might not protect me 100% against HIV/AIDS infection.

  2. I would get an AIDS vaccine that would prevent me from being able to infect other people with HIV/AIDS, even if the vaccine might not protect me against HIV/AIDS.

  3. I would be one of the first people to get an AIDS vaccine.

  4. My willingness to get an AIDS vaccine is important for the good of all people.

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These items were reverse-coded so that a higher score reflects higher perceived risk.