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. 2014 Feb 21:3:10.
doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.127564. eCollection 2014.

Sexual behavioral abstine HIV/AIDS questionnaire: Validation study of an Iranian questionnaire

Fatemeh Rahmati Najarkolaei  1 , Shamsaddin Niknami  2 , Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi  2 , Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian  2 , Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki  3 , Mohammad Reza Jafari  4
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Sexual behavioral abstine HIV/AIDS questionnaire: Validation study of an Iranian questionnaire

Fatemeh Rahmati Najarkolaei et al. J Educ Health Promot. .

Abstract

Background: This study was designed to assess the validity and reliability of the designed sexual, behavioral abstinence, and avoidance of high-risk situation questionnaire (SBAHAQ), with an aim to construct an appropriate development tool in the Iranian population.

Materials and methods: A descriptive-analytic study was conducted among female undergraduate students of Tehran University, who were selected through cluster random sampling. After reviewing the questionnaires and investigating face and content validity, internal consistency of the questionnaire was assessed by Cronbach's alpha. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted using SPSS and AMOS 16 Software, respectively.

Results: The sample consisted of 348 female university students with a mean age of 20.69 ± 1.63 years. The content validity ratio (CVR) coefficient was 0.85 and the reliability of each section of the questionnaire was as follows: Perceived benefit (PB; 0.87), behavioral intention (BI; 0.77), and self-efficacy (SE; 0.85) (Cronbach's alpha totally was 0.83). Explanatory factor analysis showed three factors, including SE, PB, and BI, with the total variance of 61% and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) index of 88%. These factors were also confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis [adjusted goodness of fitness index (AGFI) = 0.939, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.039].

Conclusion: This study showed the designed questionnaire provided adequate construct validity and reliability, and could be adequately used to measure sexual abstinence and avoidance of high-risk situations among female students.

Keywords: HIV; questionnaires; sexual abstinence; sexual behavior.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

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