Reliability, Validity, and Composition of a Subset of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Knowledge Questionnaire in a Sample of Homeless and Impoverished Adults
Medical CarePublished 1 August 1997
Barbara Leake, Adeline Nyamathi, Lillian Gelberg
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Three measures of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related knowledge that have good psychometric properties show promise for assessing AIDS knowledge and the efficacy of AIDS education programs in vulnerable populations.
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These measures show promise for assessing AIDS knowledge and the efficacy of AIDS education programs in vulnerable populations. The findings reported here, however, are preliminary. Test-retest reliability needs to be examined, and additional studies are needed with samples that are more culturally diverse and include socially isolated individuals.
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