ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2021
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale in Brazilian Portuguese.
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- Predisposition to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Associated Factors Among Men who Have Sex with Men in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Risk Perception and Its Influence on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake and Adherence Among Pharmacy-Based PrEP Users in South Africa: A Qualitative Study.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Sexual Practices and HIV Risk Perception Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Brazil.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Pediatric incontinence questionnaire (PINQ): translation and transcultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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backgroundValid and reliable instruments are needed to measure the multiple dimensions of perceived risk. The Perceived Risk of HIV Scale is an 8-item measure that assesses how people think and feel about their risk of infection. We set out to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the scale to Brazilian Portuguese among key populations (gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and transgender/non-binary) and other populations (cisgender heterosexual men and cisgender women).
methodsMethodological study with cross-sectional design conducted online during October/2019 (key populations [sample 1] and other populations) and February-March/2020 (key populations not on pre-exposure prophylaxis [sample 2]). Cross-cultural adaptation of the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale followed Beaton et al. 2000 guidelines and included confirmatory factor analysis, differential item functioning (DIF) using the Multiple-Indicator Multiple-Cause model, and concurrent validity to verify if younger individuals, those ever testing for HIV, and engaging in high-risk behaviors had higher scores on the scale.
results4342 participants from key populations (sample 1 = 235; sample 2 = 4107) and 155 participants from other populations completed the measure. We confirmed the single-factor structure of the original measure (fit indices for sample 1 plus other populations: CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.07; sample 2 plus other populations: CFI = 0.97, TLI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.09). For the comparisons between key populations and other populations, three items (item 2: "I worry about getting infected with HIV", item 4: "I am sure I will not get infected with HIV", and item 8: "Getting HIV is something I have") exhibited statistically significant DIF. Items 2 and 8 were endorsed at higher levels by key populations and item 4 by other populations. However, the effect of DIF on overall scores was negligible (0.10 and 0.02 standard deviations for the models with other populations plus sample 1 and 2, respectively). Those ever testing for HIV scored higher than those who never tested (p < .001); among key populations, those engaging in high-risk behaviors scored higher than those reporting low-risk.
conclusionThe Perceived Risk of HIV Scale can be used among key populations and other populations from Brazil.
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