Table 3.

Response to Items from the Three Subscales (Frequencies), Cronbach's Alpha for Reliability of Subscales, and Mean and Standard Deviation of Total Subscale Scores

Item	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	α	Mean (SD)
Social stigma					0.80	7.0 (6.1)
Someone was unwilling to share a meal with you	64	20	12	4
Someone was unwilling to live with you	53	12	30	4
Someone was unwilling to be your neighbor	65	11	22	2
Someone was unwilling to employ you/have you employed	74	12	13	1
Someone was unwilling to have you interact with children	65	19	14	2
Someone was unwilling to be your friend	43	22	32	3
Someone was unwilling to socialize with you	42	20	35	3
Someone has scandalized your physical appearance and dressing	49	14	34	2
Someone refused to associate with you saying you can corrupt them with your MSM lifestyle	51	22	23	5
Someone expressed doubts regarding your ability to make social contribution as an MSM	61	24	11	4

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
Self-stigma					0.90	3.2 (3.1)
I should be ashamed of being a MSM	47	37	11	5
Being a MSM means I have been irresponsible	44	45	8	3
Being a MSM shows I lack self-control	51	38	9	2
I should be avoided because I am a MSM	54	42	1	3
I have poor morals because I am a MSM	51	43	3	2

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Mistrust of HCP					0.90	11.0 (5.6)
I feel comfortable discussing my sexual practices with the healthcare provider	22	24	33	21
I feel safe discussing my sexual orientation with the healthcare provider	15	26	41	18
I am comfortable asking the healthcare provider questions about my health	20	26	36	18
The healthcare provider understands my problems well	15	29	35	21
I feel like my confidence is protected during the meeting with the healthcare provider	20	30	33	16
I feel like the healthcare provider does not have adequate knowledge about MSMa	25	27	35	13
I feel like the healthcare provider answers my questions well	18	28	35	19

^aReverse code.

α, Cronbach's alpha; MSM, men who have sex with men; SD, standard deviation.