Table 2.

Factor analysis.

	Personalized stigma		Disclosure concerns		Negative self-image		Concern with public attitudes
	Berger’s Scale	HIV Felt- Stigma Scale	Berger’s Scale	HIV Felt- Stigma Scale	Berger’s Scale	HIV Felt- Stigma Scale	Berger’s Scale	HIV Felt- Stigma Scale
32. I feel that people who know I am  HIV + are afraid of becoming  infected.a	0.69	0.85
33. When people find out you are HIV +,  they begin to look for your faults.a	0.57	0.75
37. People who know I am HIV + say  things that offend me.b		0.73
28. Some people act as though it’s my  fault I have HIV.c	0.57	0.67
35. People have told me that getting HIV  is what I deserve for how I lived my  life.c	0.53	0.60
10. I feel the need to hide my HIV +  status.a			0.73	0.80
6. I will do anything to keep my HIV +  status a secret.a			0.69	0.78
4. Telling someone I have HIV is risky.c			0.65	0.73
11. I am careful who I tell that I have  HIV.c			0.73	0.70
12. Since learning I have HIV, I feel set  apart and isolated from the rest of the  world.c					0.61	0.67
24. I am embarrassed that I have HIV.a					0.30	0.65
42. I feel like dying when others reject  me.b						0.51
13. Having HIV makes me feel that I am  a pervert.a					0.77	0.47
2. I feel guilty because I have HIV.c					0.65	0.45
9. Most people believe that a person who  has HIV is dirty.c							0.67	0.77
8. People with HIV are treated like a  public nuisance.a							0.60	0.70
15. Most people with HIV are rejected  when others find out.c							0.71	0.45

Note:

^a= modified items;

^b= new items;

^c= original items.