Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Self-administered Questionnaire to Measure Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Jaworski, Beth C.; Carey, Michael P.

doi:10.1007/s10461-006-9168-5

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“…41 A 27-item STD Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ), a comprehensive self-report measure of knowledge about STDs demonstrating good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.86), was used to assess STD knowledge. 42 For both HIV and STD scales, responses were "true," "false," or "don't know." In scoring, each correct answer was awarded one point; incorrect and "don't know" responses were scored zero.…”

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Sexual Mixing Patterns and Partner Characteristics of Black MSM in Massachusetts at Increased Risk for HIV Infection and Transmission

et al. 2009

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Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for HIV infection in the United States compared to other MSM. The aim of this study was to investigate Black MSM's sexual mixing patterns and partner characteristics in relation to sexual risk taking, as a possible explanation for this observed increase in HIV incidence. Between January and July 2008, 197 Black MSM were recruited via modified respondent-driven sampling and completed optional pretest and post-test HIV serological testing, counseling, and a demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial assessment battery. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression procedures were used to examine predictors of risky sex across partner types. Overall, 18% of the sample was HIV-infected; 50% reported unprotected intercourse with men, 30% with women, and 5% with transgender partners. Fifty-three percent identified as bisexual or straight, although all reported oral or anal sex with another man in the prior 12 months. Significant predictors of engaging in at least one episode of: (1) serodiscordant unprotected anal sex (UAS) with a male partner in the past 12 months: individuals at risk for social isolation (AOR=4.23; p=0.03), those with unstable housing (AOR=4.19; p=0.03), and those who used poppers at least weekly during sex (AOR=5.90; p=0.05); (2) UAS and/or unprotected vaginal intercourse with a female partner in the past 12 months: those with unstable housing (AOR=4.85; p=0.04), those who used cocaine at least weekly during sex (AOR=16.78; p=0.006), being HIV-infected (AOR=0.07; p=0.02), and feeling social norms favor condom use (AOR=0.60; p=0.05); (3) UAS with the participants' most recent nonmain male sex partner: use of alcohol and drugs during last sex by participant (AOR=4.04; p=0.01), having sex with a Hispanic/ Latino male (AOR=2.71; p=0.04) or a Black male (AOR=0.50; p=0.05) compared to a White male, and lower education (AOR=1.31; p=0.02). Findings suggest that sexual risk behaviors of Black MSM differ across partner type and by the characteristics of their sexual networks and that this subpopulation of MSM are at high risk for HIV acquisition and transmission. Effective prevention strategies need to address the distinct sexual and behavioral risk patterns presented by different sexual partnerships reported by Black MSM.

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Sexual Mixing Patterns and Partner Characteristics of Black MSM in Massachusetts at Increased Risk for HIV Infection and Transmission

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“…Questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic characteristics (including type of MSM), awareness of hepatitis B and C, and 20-item questions assessing knowledge of the meaning (1), basic prevalence (1), means of transmission (4), basic symptoms and signs (4), fatality (2), and means of prevention of the infections (8). Questionnaire was adapted from validated tools for the assessment of knowledge of sexually transmitted infections, as well as from previous surveys [12][13][14].…”

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Knowledge of Viral Hepatitis among MSM in a Sub-Saharan African City: A Cross-Sectional Study in Calabar, Nigeria

Ezukwa¹,

Okon²,

Effiong³

et al. 2017

Recent Advances in Biology and Medicine

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Infection with hepatitis B or C viruses is still one of the most dreaded infectious diseases worldwide. Health education and screening, particularly among vulnerable groups, are the most cost-effective interventions that can be provided in developing countries. Facility and community-based provision, of effective strategic health education and counseling, are dependent on better understanding of the factors that may be associated with the level of knowledge on hepatitis. One of such groups is men who sleep with men (MSM) or homosexuals, who are at high risk of hepatitis infection through unprotected anal intercourse. This study was therefore aimed at assessing the knowledge of hepatitis infection among MSM in Calabar, a metropolitan city in the oil-rich Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. Cross-sectional study design was utilized. The snow-ball sampling method was used to recruit subjects, with self-administration of structured questionnaires. Questionnaire assessed awareness, causes, sources, consequence, and prevention of hepatitis infection. Knowledge scores were obtained for each subject. Chi-square was used to assess factors associated with knowledge, with p-value fixed at 0.05. Sixty-nine (69) consenting subjects were surveyed, with mean age of 22.5 ± 3.2 years, ranging from 16 to 31 years. Mean knowledge percentage score was 43.5 ± 32.0, ranging from 0% to 100%. Age group, occupation, and other sociodemographic characteristics were not significantly associated with the knowledge of hepatitis infection. There is inadequate knowledge of hepatitis infection among MSM in the study area. This inadequacy appears worse among receivers, who are even at higher risk of sexually transmitted infections compared with inserters. These findings have implications for control of viral hepatitis in sub-Saharan Africa.

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“…We translated and validated the Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire, a standard, brief but comprehensive instrument developed by Jaworski and Carey in 2007 (13). We translated two main sections of the instrument: cause/cure and general knowledge about STIs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The total score ranged from 0 to 27. Jaworski and Carey found that the internal consistency of the instrument (Cronbach's alpha = 0.86) and test-retest reliability (0.88) were excellent (13).…”

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Validity and reliability of a Persian version of a questionnaire on knowledge of health care providers about sexually transmitted infections

Pourmarzi¹,

Taromian²,

Esmaeilie-Hesari³

2016

East Mediterr Health J

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The aim of this study was to translate into Persian and validate a questionnaire on knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases published by Jaworski and Carey in 2007. The questionnaire was forward-translated by two bilingual translators, and both translations were discussed by an expert team. The questionnaire was then back-translated by two other bilingual translators and discussed with both of them. Two sex-segregated focus group discussions were held with 21 health care providers to evaluate the comprehensibility of the questions. The final Persian version of the questionnaire was administered to 130 randomly selected health care providers in Rasht in 2014 to assess internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.84 for the overall questionnaire, 0.75 for the cause/cure subscale and 0.74 for the general knowledge subscale. The correlation between an item and its subscale was significantly higher than its correlation with other subscales. The Persian version of the questionnaire is highly valid and reliable and can be used as a standard instrument for evaluating knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ً

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Self-administered Questionnaire to Measure Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Cited by 130 publications

References 24 publications

Sexual Mixing Patterns and Partner Characteristics of Black MSM in Massachusetts at Increased Risk for HIV Infection and Transmission

Sexual Mixing Patterns and Partner Characteristics of Black MSM in Massachusetts at Increased Risk for HIV Infection and Transmission

Knowledge of Viral Hepatitis among MSM in a Sub-Saharan African City: A Cross-Sectional Study in Calabar, Nigeria

Validity and reliability of a Persian version of a questionnaire on knowledge of health care providers about sexually transmitted infections

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