2025
Validation of sexually transmitted disease-related stigma and shame scale in Nepalese women
Poudel L, Stangl A, Paneru B, Timsina P, Spiegelman D, Shakya S, Sheth S, Shrestha A. Validation of sexually transmitted disease-related stigma and shame scale in Nepalese women. International Journal Of Surgery Global Health 2025, 8: e00571. DOI: 10.1097/gh9.0000000000000571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfirmatory factor analysisNepali womenChi-square/degrees of freedom ratioInternal consistencyRoot mean square error of approximationDisease-related stigmaFit indicesEvaluate construct validityNormed fit indexPsychosocial Well-BeingComparative fit indexItem-total correlationsTucker-Lewis indexCronbach's aError of approximationMeasure stigmaNepali versionModel fitTwo-factor structureTelephone interviewsConstruct validityKavrepalanchok district of NepalDistrict of NepalNepalese womenStigma
2023
Validation of the Cancer Stigma Scale in Nepalese Women
Shrestha A, Stangl A, Paneru B, Poudel L, Karmacharya A, Makaju S, Spiegelman D, Shakya S, Shrestha A, Sheth S. Validation of the Cancer Stigma Scale in Nepalese Women. Asian Pacific Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2023, 24: 204-214. PMID: 36708569, PMCID: PMC10152840, DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2023.24.1.207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer Stigma ScaleCancer stigmaCancer patientsStigma ScaleCronbach's alphaNepali womenInternal consistencyCross-cultural adaptationNepalese populationNepalese womenSufficient internal consistencyCancerWomenPatientsSatisfactory internal reliabilityVulnerable groupsAlphaInternal reliabilityStigmaOverall scaleModel fit indicesHigh levelsSix-factor structure
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