Assessing HIV knowledge in Mexican people living with HIV: development and validation of CC-VIH questionnaire

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Hauptverfasser: Gutiérrez-Velilla, Ester, Pérez Sánchez, Ivonne Nalliely, Alvarado-de la Barrera, Claudia, Avila-Ríos, Santiago, Caballero-Suárez, Nancy Patricia
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author Gutiérrez-Velilla, Ester
Pérez Sánchez, Ivonne Nalliely
Alvarado-de la Barrera, Claudia
Avila-Ríos, Santiago
Caballero-Suárez, Nancy Patricia
author_facet Gutiérrez-Velilla, Ester
Pérez Sánchez, Ivonne Nalliely
Alvarado-de la Barrera, Claudia
Avila-Ríos, Santiago
Caballero-Suárez, Nancy Patricia
contents <p>The level of knowledge that people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have about their disease can impact their adherence to treatment. The aim of this study was to develop a tool to assess the knowledge about HIV among people receiving treatment at a specialized clinic in Mexico City. To establish content validity, expert judges were invited to conceptualize the tool and propose items for the defined dimensions. A total of 490 individuals living with HIV completed the 91-item questionnaire, with 82.2% being male and a mean age of 36.1 years. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis, resulting in a reduced questionnaire of 45 questions. A three-factor solution explained 36.2% of the variance in HIV knowledge. The total scale had a reliability coefficient of 0.937, and each subscale had reliabilities of 0.828, 0.856 and 0.859. Lower educational level (F<sub>(336)</sub> = 8.488, p < 0.001) and female gender (t<sub>(399)</sub> = 2.003, p = 0.046) were associated with lower scores on the HIV knowledge questionnaire. This tool appears suitable for measuring HIV knowledge in people living with HIV, although future studies are required to confirm its structure and reduce its extension.</p>
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spellingShingle Assessing HIV knowledge in Mexican people living with HIV: development and validation of CC-VIH questionnaire
Gutiérrez-Velilla, Ester
Pérez Sánchez, Ivonne Nalliely
Alvarado-de la Barrera, Claudia
Avila-Ríos, Santiago
Caballero-Suárez, Nancy Patricia
<p>The level of knowledge that people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have about their disease can impact their adherence to treatment. The aim of this study was to develop a tool to assess the knowledge about HIV among people receiving treatment at a specialized clinic in Mexico City. To establish content validity, expert judges were invited to conceptualize the tool and propose items for the defined dimensions. A total of 490 individuals living with HIV completed the 91-item questionnaire, with 82.2% being male and a mean age of 36.1 years. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis, resulting in a reduced questionnaire of 45 questions. A three-factor solution explained 36.2% of the variance in HIV knowledge. The total scale had a reliability coefficient of 0.937, and each subscale had reliabilities of 0.828, 0.856 and 0.859. Lower educational level (F<sub>(336)</sub> = 8.488, p < 0.001) and female gender (t<sub>(399)</sub> = 2.003, p = 0.046) were associated with lower scores on the HIV knowledge questionnaire. This tool appears suitable for measuring HIV knowledge in people living with HIV, although future studies are required to confirm its structure and reduce its extension.</p>
title Assessing HIV knowledge in Mexican people living with HIV: development and validation of CC-VIH questionnaire
url https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad164