The reliability and validity of the Modified Condom Outcome Expectancy Scale (MCOES) among an international sample of HIV-negative partners of people living with HIV/Aids

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ID19443522
AuthorsSusan G Sherman (0000-0001-8399-7544, Johns Hopkins University), David Celentano (Johns Hopkins University), D A Celentano (a Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology Case Western University Baltimore), Janet W Mcgrath (Case Western Reserve University), Sarah Chard (0000-0003-4012-0966, National Board of Health), S E Chard (c Bowling Green to National Association of Local Boards of Health HIVNET Pune), R R Gangakhedkar (d National AIDS Research Institute HIVNET Pune), Nehaja Joglekar (Transnet (South Africa)), R Malhotra-Kohli (e HIVNET Kampala), Moses R Kamya (0000-0001-9106-4234, Makerere University), M Kamya (f Makerere University Medical School Kampala), Andrew Fullem (Family Health International 360)
Year2003
Volume15
Issue3
Pages159-366
Publication date2003-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0954012031000105414
PMID12856337
OpenAlexW2019722408
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

Safer sexual behaviour is vital in curbing the HlV epidemic in many developing countries where the epidemic is primarily transmitted through heterosexual sex. Reliable and valid assessment of factors related to HIV risk behaviours are important in testing behavioural theories as well as informing effective AIDS prevention programmes. The current study tests the reliability and validity of a modified version of the Condom Outcome Expectancy Scale (COES) among a sample of HI'-negative sexual partners (n = 100) of HIV-infected individuals in Pune, India, Chang Mai,Thailand and Kampala, Uganda. Internal consistency reliability was measured using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which had a value of 0.80 for the entire sample, with site-specific values of. 0.78 for India; 0.75 for Thailand; and 0.79 for Uganda. Test-retest reliability was conducted to test the scale's stability over time with 60% of the sample, resulting in a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.70. The scale's structure was explored by analyzing response scores on the items using principal components analysis, which yielded a two-factor solution. The study indicates the utility of a modified version of the widely tested COES across international settings. Such research is necessary in understanding intervention targets across international settings

Condom · Cronbach's alpha · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Life expectancy · Population · Psychometrics · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology