Psychometric assessment of the EMIC Stigma Scale for Brazilians affected by leprosy.

<h4>Background</h4>The Stigma Scale of the Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC-SS) is a useful option to investigate leprosy-related stigma, but its psychometric qualities are unknown in Brazil. This study investigated the factor structure, the convergent and known-groups validit...

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Main Authors: Fabiane Frota da Rocha Morgado, Erika Maria Kopp Xavier da Silveira, Lilian Pinheiro Rodrigues do Nascimento, Anna Maria Sales, José Augusto da Costa Nery, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Ximena Illarramendi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239186