HIV Stigma Scale Diagnostic Performance Analysis by Sex, 285 Participants

A subgroup analysis of the diagnostic performance of the 12-item Brief Berger HIV Stigma Scale, segmented by sex. The dataset includes results from 285 participants, with a mean age of 47, who met vulnerability criteria and were recruited from three tertiary centers. It was authored by Kamaldeen Sunkanmi Abdulraheem and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing the diagnostic performance of the Brief Berger HIV Stigma Scale based on the reported Youden Index and threshold probability.
• Comparing stigma scale outcomes between sexes based on the subgroup analysis described.
• Evaluating the scale's performance in a clinical population based on the data from 285 participants meeting vulnerability criteria.
• Investigating correlations between HIV stigma and other mental health indicators like the Patient Health Questionnaire or Generalised Anxiety Disorder scores mentioned in the tags.

Strengths

• Dataset is small (5.5 KB), facilitating quick download and initial exploration.
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse and sharing.
• Analysis is based on a specific cohort of 285 participants with a mean age of 47, providing a defined sample.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment and requires manual inspection after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data structure and field semantics must be inferred from the XLS file.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Kamaldeen Sunkanmi Abdulraheem.

Collection Method

Likely collected via clinical research from three tertiary centers.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 17:27:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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