Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Refused
1. I have been hurt by how people reacted to learning I have HIV.	1	2	3	4	8
2. I have stopped socializing with some people because of their reaction of my having HIV.	1	2	3	4	8
3. I have lost friends by telling them I have HIV.	1	2	3	4	8
4. I am very careful who I tell that I have HIV.	1	2	3	4	8
5. I worry that people who know I have HIV will tell others.	1	2	3	4	8
6. I feel that I am not as good a person as others because I have HIV.	1	2	3	4	8
7. Having HIV makes me feel unclean.	1	2	3	4	8
8. Having HIV makes me feel that I’m a bad person.	1	2	3	4	8
9. Most people think that a person with HIV is disgusting.	1	2	3	4	8
10. Most people with HIV are rejected when others find out.	1	2	3	4	8