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There is currently a dearth of tools for measuring disability-related stigma and discrimination in low-and middle-income countries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aims to evaluate the construct validity and internal consistency of adapted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma and discrimination tools for use in the context of disability, among smallholder farmers in Western Kenya.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Separate tools were used to measure enacted stigma in the community among people without disabilities, and stigma experienced by people with disabilities. We split the relevant sample in two (N\u2009=\u20093642 for enacted stigma; N\u2009=\u2009710 for experienced stigma), using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on the first half and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the second.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>For enacted stigma, a two factor-structure was identified: negative attitudes towards people with disabilities and positive\/supportive attitudes towards people with disabilities. For experienced stigma, the scale was reduced to six items capturing interpersonal stigma, and was unidimensional. CFA model-fit indices were good. McDonald\u2019s omega coefficient indicated good internal consistency for the enacted stigma scale (0.79) and for the experienced stigma scale (0.82).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The adapted HIV stigma scale showed good properties in terms of construct validity and reliability, for measuring aspects of disability-related stigma. 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