Development and validation of perceived health prejudice scale for sexually and gender diverse people

Abstract

This article aims to develop, validate and determine the psychometric properties of measures for the scale; Perceived Healthcare Prejudice Scale for Sexually and Gender Diverse (PHPS-SGD) persons and communities. This scale presented two dimensions: affective homophobia (the perception or feelings of being prejudiced by healthcare providers) and conative homophobia (the perception of inclined prejudice by co-health seekers). The study adopted a non-probabilistic sample of 925 purposively selected sexual and gender diverse (SGD) persons currently seeking health treatment. A confirmatory analysis was performed to assess the scale structures and the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was estimated to evaluate the instrument’s internal consistency. The researcher conducted a convergent test through a correlation analysis between the PHPS-SGD scale and other similar-different instruments. PHPS-SGD is therefore recommended as a reliable and valid screening tool for the measurement of perceived prejudice and different dimensions among SGD individuals.