Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia

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  Development of the Malay Version of the English HIV Stigma Questionnaire: A Review
  Author(s): Mohd Shaiful Azlan Bin Kassim*, Nor Asiah Muhammad, Muhd Hafizuddin Taufik bin Ramli, Azlinda Azman, Mohd Hazrin Hasim Hashim, Hanif bin Bistari, Fazila Haryati binti Ahmad, Nik Adilah Binti Shahein, Muhammad Solihin bin Rezali, Chan Ying Ying, Norhafizah Binti Sahril, Nor Ain Bt Ab Wahab, Mohd Hatta Bin Abd Mutalip and Noor Ani binti Ahmad
  
  Background: HIV Stigma impeded the screening, treatment and compliance of HIV/AIDS management. Therefore, the data on the burden of HIV stigma is vital. This study aims to examine the cross-cultural translation adaption of the Malay version of HIV Stigma Questionnaires and also examine its validity and reliability. Literature Review: The standard English version of the HIV Stigma Questionnaire by The Global Stigma and Discrimination Indicator Working Group (GSDIWG) and STRIVE research consortium was undergone a Malay translation via forward-backward methods. Content validity by the expert committees and reliability by preliminary pilot testing was done. Results: The content validity was approved by the expert committees with acceptable reliability during the preliminary survey analysis. Internal consistency was acc.. Read More»
  

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