Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of an HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudinal Instrument

Zometa, Carlos S.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Knox, Michael D.; Westhoff, Wayne W.; Siri, Rodrigo Simán; DeBaldo, Ann C.

doi:10.1521/aeap.2007.19.3.231

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“…An 18-item instrument was cross culturally adapted and utilized to measure felt stigma. Seven items addressing culturally relevant beliefs, values, traditions, and attitudes likely to be perceived and internalized by PLWHA as a response to their being HIV positive 20,[25][26][27] were added to the original 11-item HIV felt stigma instrument. 28 The original 11-item tool was also an enhanced version of a 13-item HIV stigma measure.…”

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Impact of Internalized Stigma on HIV Prevention Behaviors Among HIV-Infected Individuals Seeking HIV Care in Kenya

Kingori

Reece

Obeng

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AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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In general, an initial diagnosis of HIV is likely to be correlated with the onset of HIV stigma. HIV-positive individuals are likely to internalize stigma, may suffer from psychosocial issues, or engage in maladaptive behaviors to cope with the diagnosis. Internalized stigma stems from fear of stigmatization also known as felt stigma. The current study examined the impact of HIV felt stigma on overall health and success of HIV prevention behaviors among 370 participants living with HIV and receiving care at an urban HIV clinic in Kenya. An 18-item instrument was cross culturally adapted to measure felt stigma. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses examined the data. Findings indicate that 25.9% (n = 96) of participants who reported experiencing high levels of felt stigma related to other people's attitudes toward their condition, ostracizing, and a disruption of their personal life, were likely to not adhere to prescribed HIV medication and not disclose their HIV serostatus to one other person. Those who also experienced felt stigma related to a disruption of their personal lives while mediated by depression were likely to report poor overall health. Findings support having HIV clinics and interventions develop relevant HIV prevention strategies that focus on the emerging dimensions of felt stigma which can significantly impact disclosure of serostatus, medication adherence, and overall health.

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Impact of Internalized Stigma on HIV Prevention Behaviors Among HIV-Infected Individuals Seeking HIV Care in Kenya

Kingori

Reece

Obeng

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AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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“…Con respecto a los padres, se ha observado que, en general, tienen un nivel adecuado de conocimientos sobre las ITS/VIH, aunque todavía existen ciertas concepciones erróneas que indicarían la necesidad de fortalecer las estrategias educativas centradas en ellos (Orcasita Pineda, Uribe Rodríguez, & Valderrama Orbegozo, 2013). Concretamente, en El Salvador, se ha señalado la necesidad de mejorar el nivel conocimiento sobre las formas de prevención del VIH y su evaluación (División de Investigaciones, 2008;Zometa et al, 2007).…”

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Conocimiento y fuentes de información sobre las ITS/VIH, comunicación sobre sexo y actitud hacia el uso del preservativo en adolescentes y padres/madres salvadoreños

Fuentes¹,

Teva²,

Bermúdez³

2017

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ResumenEl objetivo general de este estudio fue examinar el conocimiento de padres/madres e hijos acerca de la prevención y la transmisión de las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS)/VIH, la comunicación familiar sobre la sexualidad y la actitud hacia el uso del preservativo. Participaron 326 progenitores y 326 hijos adolescentes salvadoreños. Los progenitores tenían un mayor conocimiento que sus hijos (p=.04), mientras que éstos mostraban una mayor actitud positiva hacia el uso del preservativo (p=.00). Los padres informaban de una mayor frecuencia de comunicación (Media padre=11.65; DT=4.07; Media madres= 11.75; DT=3.99) de la que indicaban sus hijos (Media comunicación con el padre =8.92; p=.00; media comunicación con la madre 10.78; p=.01). Estos resultados indican la necesidad de intervenciones sobre salud sexual en adolescentes latinos desde una perspectiva socio-ecológica.Palabras clave: adolescencia, padres; sexualidad, ITS/VIH, conocimiento, fuentes de información AbstractThe general aim of this study was to make a comparative analysis between parents and adolescents regarding knowledge about prevention and transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and HIV, communication about sexuality and attitude towards condom use. Participants were 326 parents and 326 adolescents from El Salvador. Results showed that parents had a higher knowledge compared to adolescents (p=.04). Adolescents showed a higher positive attitude towards condom use compared to their parents (p=.00). Fathers (Mean=11.65; SD=4.07) and mothers (Mean=11.75; SD=3.99) reported a higher frequency of communication with adolescents than they did (Mean in communication with father=8.92; p=.00; mean in communication with mother 10.78; p=.01). These results indicate the need on sexual health interventions in Latino teens from a socio-ecological perspective.

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“…Thus, Boileau, Rashed, Sylla, & Zunzunegui (2008) developed an instrument to measure many constructs factors related to HIV/AIDS, among which include attitudes toward condom use, to sexual experiences and to transactional sex. Other studies translate and adapt scales developed with foreign population, although this is an alternative with some limitations due to cultural differences (Zometa, Dedrick, Know, Westhoff, Siman, & Debaldo, 2007). Examples of adapted versions are the HIV/AIDS-65 Scale (Paniagua et al, 1997) adapted by Bermúdez, Buela-Casal & Uribe (2005) for Colombian population, and the longest version of the same scale, HIV/AIDS-164 Scale (Paniagua et al, 1994) adapted by Bermúdez, Buela-Casal & Sánchez (2003) for Spanish population.…”

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Desarrollo de un nuevo instrumento para evaluar las actitudes hacia el VIH/SIDA en adolescentes españoles.

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Título: Desarrollo de un nuevo instrumento para evaluar las actitudes hacia el VIH/SIDA en adolescentes españoles. Resumen: El objetivo de este estudio es describir las propiedades psicométricas de una nueva escala multidimensional para evaluar las actitudes sobre el VIH/SIDA en adolescentes, la Escala de Actitudes hacia el VIH/SIDA (HIV-AS). Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio con el fin de obtener la estructura factorial del instrumento, que fue puesta a prueba con un análisis factorial confirmatorio. Se analizó la invarianza factorial en función del sexo y la edad mediante ecuaciones estructurales multigrupo. Se examinó la fiabilidad, validez convergente y discriminante. Los análisis se realizaron con una muestra formada por 1216 adolescentes españoles. El cuestionario quedó compuesto por 12 ítems distribuidos en cuatro factores: 1) Actitud hacia las conductas de protección cuando existen obstáculos, 2) Actitud hacia la prueba de detección del VIH, 3) Actitud hacia el uso de preservativo, y 4) Actitud hacia las personas con VIH/SIDA. El cuestionario HIV-AS muestra una alta validez y fiabilidad, y una estructura de cuatro factores equivalente en los tres grupos de edad analizados. Se considera que la escala puede ser empleada de forma parsimoniosa para evaluar aspectos relevantes de las actitudes hacia el VIH/SIDA en adolescentes. Palabras clave: VIH/SIDA; actitudes; cuestionarios; propiedades psicométricas; adolescencia.Abstract: This paper aims to describe the psychometric properties of a new brief multidimensional scale to measure HIV/AIDS related attitudes for adolescents, the HIV Attitudes Scale (HIV-AS). Exploratory analysis aimed to find the theory-driven structure and to develop an empirically derived factor structure for HIV-AS, which was tested with a confirmatory factor analysis. Factorial invariance was studied across gender and age, and multigroup structural equation approach was used in order to compare the groups. Reliability, convergent and discriminant validity were examined. The analyses were based on a sample of 1216 Spanish adolescents. The instrument consists of 12 items distributed across four major factors: 1) Attitudes towards safe sex when there are obstacles, 2) Attitudes towards the HIV test, 3) Attitudes towards condom use, and 4) Attitudes towards people living with the AIDS. The HIV-AS shows good validity and internal reliability and equivalent four-factor structure across gender and the three age groups studied. It can be consider as a capable and parsimonious selfreport scale for assessing major aspects of HIV/AIDS-related attitudes for adolescents.

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Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of an HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudinal Instrument

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Impact of Internalized Stigma on HIV Prevention Behaviors Among HIV-Infected Individuals Seeking HIV Care in Kenya

Impact of Internalized Stigma on HIV Prevention Behaviors Among HIV-Infected Individuals Seeking HIV Care in Kenya

Conocimiento y fuentes de información sobre las ITS/VIH, comunicación sobre sexo y actitud hacia el uso del preservativo en adolescentes y padres/madres salvadoreños

Desarrollo de un nuevo instrumento para evaluar las actitudes hacia el VIH/SIDA en adolescentes españoles.

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