HIV/Aids Knowledge Scale in Relation to HIV Risks among African-American Women

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ID13664146
AuthorsElleen M Yancey (Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention, Research Center, corresponding author), Min Qi Wang (0000-0003-4870-0471, The University of Maryland), Lisa Goodin (Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center), Tarisha Cockrell (Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center)
Year2003
Volume92
Issue3
Pages991-996
Publication date2003-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3.991
PMID12841476
OpenAlexW2056394172
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited7

This study assessed psychometrics of an HIV/AIDS knowledge scale and the relation of scores to HIV risk behaviors among African-American women 17 to 44 years of age (N=405). Data were collected from five communities located in Atlanta, Georgia. The HIV/AIDS risk-behavior knowledge scale and the HIV risk-behavior factors were collected. Analysis indicated reliability coefficients of the HIV/AIDS knowledge scale were virtually identical for high- and low-risk groups. The high-risk group scored statistically significantly better (76% correct answers) than the low-risk group (67% correct answers). The KR-20 coefficients were identical for both risk groups (.73), suggesting that the AIDS knowledge scale has suitable reliability

Atlanta · Family medicine · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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