Abstract
HIV stigma among health care providers in the Arab world is understudied due to a lack of valid and reliable measures. Data from
352 Egyptian physicians was used to validate an Arabic version of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS).
Exploratory factor analysis (n=1 9 4) suggested a 3 -factor structure. Confirmatory factor analysis (n=1 5 8) validated the
three-factor solution with 18 items, which explained 5 3 .3 6% of the variance. All items loaded on their designated constructs,
which ranged from 0 .58 to 0 .82 (prejudice) to 0 .58 to 0 .66 (stereotypes) and 0 .52 to 0 .91 (discrimination). The prejudice,
stereotypes, and discrimination subscales consisted of seven, five, and six items, respectively. The internal consistency (α =0 .9 0)
and the test-retest reliability demonstrated (r=0 .9 5) were excellent. The cultural adaptation of the Arabic version of HPASS
suggests that it is a suitable scale for assessing HIV stigma among Arab health care providers.