Table 2.
Factor loadings for Youth PrEP Stigma Scale items
| Items | Factor Loadings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Disapproval by Others | Enacted PrEP Stigma | PrEP User Stereotypes | |
| 8. I worry my friends will find out that I take PrEP | .82 | ||
| 5. I feel ashamed to tell other people I am taking PrEP | .77 | ||
| 7. I worry people will think I am gay if they know I take PrEP | .74 | ||
| 9. I worry my family will find out that I take PrEP | .71 | ||
| 11. I think people will give me a hard time if I tell them I take PrEP | .69 | ||
| 12. I think people will judge me if they know I am taking PrEP | .68 | ||
| 6. I worry people will think I am a bad person if they know I take PrEP | .68 | ||
| 10. I worry my sex partners will find out that I take PrEP | .57 | ||
| 19. I have experienced physical violence because I am taking PrEP | .86 | ||
| 14. I have been rejected romantically because I take PrEP | .81 | ||
| 13. I have been blamed by people in my community for spreading HIV through PrEP use | .78 | ||
| 18. I have been unfairly discriminated against because I take PrEP | .78 | ||
| 17. I have been yelled at or scolded because I take PrEP | .75 | ||
| 15. I have been slut shamed because I take PrEP | .65 | ||
| 16. I have been judged by a health care provider for taking PrEP | .60 | ||
| 2. I worry people will assume that I am HIV+ if they know I take PrEP | .78 | ||
| 1. I worry people will assume I sleep around if they know I take PrEP | .75 | ||
| 3. I worry people will think my partner(s) are HIV+ if they know I take PrEP | .74 | ||
| 4. I worry about listing PrEP as one of my current medications during doctor appointments | .55 | ||