Condom-use Skills Checklist: A Proxy for Assessing Condom-use Knowledge and Skills When Direct Observation Is Not Possible

Because of the continued importance of correct condom-use in controlling the HIV epidemic and the limited availability of tools for assessing correct condom-use, methods for assessing condom-application skills, especially when direct observation is not feasible, are needed. Accordingly, in the conte...

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Autores principales: Stanton, B., Deveaux, L., Lunn, S., Yu, S., Brathwaite, N., Li, X, Cottrell, L., Harris, C., Clemens, R., Marshall, S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19507756
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Sumario:Because of the continued importance of correct condom-use in controlling the HIV epidemic and the limited availability of tools for assessing correct condom-use, methods for assessing condom-application skills, especially when direct observation is not feasible, are needed. Accordingly, in the context of a high-risk population (The Bahamas) for HIV, a 17-item scale—the Condom-use Skills Checklist (CUSC)—was developed for use among young adolescents and adults. The rationale and approach to developing the scale and some measures of internal consistency, construct validity, and criterion-related validity have been described. It is concluded that the scale offers a reasonable alternative to direct observation among older subjects and that further development may make it more useful among pre-adolescents.

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