Reliability and validity of a Self-Efficacy Scale for AIDS Prevention among Turkish university students.

Authors

  • Serap Bulduk -
  • Semra Erdoğan -

Keywords:

Self-efficacy, HIV/AIDS, Sexual risk behavior, University students, Psychometrics (reliability and validity), Turkey

Abstract

This study design determined the internal consistency, validity and factorial structure of the Turkish Self-Efficacy scale for AIDS (T-SEA-27). The 27 items scale firstly was translated into Turkish using back-translation method and the cultural equivalence was provided by expert views. Secondly, the psychometric properties of the scale were evaluated on 507 university students. The test-retest reliability of the intraclass correlations was satisfactory in a subsample of 60 students tested after a 2-week interval. Psychometric analysis supported the reliability and validity of the T-SEA-27 scale and four subscales: refusing sexual intercourse (a= .97), questioning potential partners (a= .90), condom use (a= .74) and family related (a= .95). The self-efficacy score was significantly higher for those studying in health sciences, those who were not sexually active and the female students. Our outcomes showed that T-SEA-27 is a valid instrument in evaluating self-efficacy for HIV/AIDS in Turkish young people.

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Author Biographies

Serap Bulduk, -

Community Health Nursing

Semra Erdoğan, -

Community Health Nursing

Published

2008-09-24

How to Cite

Bulduk, S., & Erdoğan, S. (2008). Reliability and validity of a Self-Efficacy Scale for AIDS Prevention among Turkish university students. Journal of Human Sciences, 5(2). Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/450

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Nursing and Midwifery