Table 2.

Factor Analysis of Perceived Threat of HIV Infection Scale

Item	Factor Loading
Factor 1: Personal Consequences (34% of variance)
Contracting HIV would be very serious to me	0.72
The thought of contracting HIV scares me	0.88
When I think about contracting HIV I feel nauseous	0.69
When I think about contracting HIV it makes me very anxious	0.71
Contracting HIV would be more serious than other diseases	0.47
If I contracted HIV my whole life would change	0.49
Factor 2: Psychosocial Consequences (11% of the variance)
If I contracted HIV my career would be endangered	0.65
Contracting HIV would jeopardize my relationship with my partner	0.67
Contracting HIV would jeopardize my relationships with my family	0.65
My views of myself would change dramatically if I contracted HIV	0.54
My financial security would be greatly endangered if I contracted HIV	0.75
Factor 3: Physical Consequences (9.8% of the variance)
Thinking about contracting HIV stops me from sleeping	0.78
Thinking about HIV stops me from enjoying sex with my partner	0.83