ERIC Number: EJ799069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jun
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0899-9546
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Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of an HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudinal Instrument
Zometa, Carlos S.; Dedrick, Robert; Knox, Michael D.; Westhoff, Wayne; Siman Siri, Rodrigo; Debaldo, Ann
AIDS Education and Prevention, v19 n3 p231-244 Jun 2007
An instrument developed in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge and four attitudinal dimensions (Peer Pressure, Abstinence, Drug Use, and Threat of HIV Infection) and an instrument developed by Basen-Engquist et al. (1999) to measure abstinence and condom use were translated, cross-culturally adapted, and validated for use with Spanish-speaking high school students in El Salvador. A back-translation of the English version was cross-culturally adapted using two different review panels and pilot-tested with Salvadorian students. An expert panel established content validity, and confirmatory factor analysis provided support for construct validity. Results indicated that the methodology was successful in cross-culturally adapting the instrument developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the instrument developed by Basen-Engquist et al. The psychometric properties of the knowledge section were acceptable and there was partial support for the four-factor attitudinal model underlying the CDC instrument and the two-factor model underlying the Basen-Engquist et al. instrument. Additional studies with Spanish-speaking populations (either in the United States or Latin America) are needed to evaluate the generalizability of the present results.
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Disease Control, Speech Communication, Prevention, Translation, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Diseases, Content Validity, Construct Validity, Drug Use, Knowledge Level, Measures (Individuals), Peer Influence, Contraception, Sexuality, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Spanish Speaking, High School Students, Spanish, Generalization
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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