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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Readability and test-retest reliability of a psychometric instrument designed to assess HIV/AIDS attitudes, beliefs, behaviours and sources of HIV prevention information of young adults
Health Education Journal, Volume 70, No. 2, Year 2011
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Objective: This comparative study evaluated the readability and test-retest reliability of a questionnaire designed to assess the attitudes, beliefs behaviours and sources of information about HIV/AIDS among young adults recruited from universities in the United States of America (USA), Turkey and South Africa. Design/Setting: The instrument was administered on two occasions, within a two week interval, to 219 university students in the USA (n = 66), Turkey (n = 53) and South Africa (n = 100). Method: The psychometric instrument developed has five major subscales: demographic, HIV/AIDS attitudes and beliefs, HIV risk sexual behaviour, alcohol and drug use, and HIV sources of information. Results: The instrument's readability evaluation revealed a Flesch-Kincaid score (literacy difficulty level of the questionnaire) of 8.4, indicating that respondents would need an eighth grade reading level to understand the survey. The overall test-retest reliability coefficients for the items on the demographic subscale were generally high (0.893-0.997). Similarly, high test-retest reliability was obtained for the HIV risk sexual behaviour (0.738-0.996) and the alcohol and drug use (0.562-1.000) subscales. Much lower test-retest reliability was obtained for the HIV/AIDS attitudes and beliefs (0.32-0.80), and sources of information about HIV/AIDS (0.370-0.892) subscales. Conclusion: We found no discernible difference in the reliability data among the respondents from the three countries. The instrument should be of interest to clinicians and researchers investigating the HIV risk behaviours of young adults and older age groups with an eighth grade reading level. The availability of this instrument may enhance HIV population and intervention studies internationally. © The Author(s) 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Balogun, Joseph Abiodun
United States, Chicago
Chicago State University
Abiona, Titilayo Collete
United States, Chicago
Chicago State University
Lukobo-Durrell, Mainza
United States, Chicago
Chicago State University
Adefuye, Adedeji S.
United States, Chicago
Chicago State University
Amosun, Seyi Ladele
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
Frantz, José M.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
Yakut, Yavuz
Turkey, Ankara
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0017896910373022
ISSN:
00178969
e-ISSN:
17488176
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa