HIV Stigma Scales, BHSS Test - the question form

1. I feel guilty because I have HIV.

2. People's attitudes toward HIV make me feel worse about myself.

3. Telling someone that I have HIV is risky.

4. I make every effort to keep my HIV status a secret.

5. I feel that I am not as good a person as others because I have HIV.

6. People with HIV are treated like outcasts.

7. Most people think that a person with HIV is “dirty.”

8. I am very careful about who I tell that I have HIV.

9. Most people feel uncomfortable being around someone with HIV.

10. Some people avoid touching me if they know I have HIV.

11. People who are important to me stopped calling after they found out that I have HIV.

12. I have lost friends by telling them that I have HIV.