Instrument validity: HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless people.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 75(6): e20210863, 2022.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36197430
OBJECTIVES: to validate, through the Item Response Theory, an instrument on vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless people. METHODS: a cross-sectional study carried out between February and May 2018 with 100 homeless people in a municipality in northeastern Brazil. A sociodemographic questionnaire was applied, and another with items referring to behaviors vulnerable to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Subsequently, it was assessed through the Item Response Theory. RESULTS: the items previous diagnosis of STIs (F=0.473), partner with STI symptoms (F=0.518), drug use (F=0.509), sex for money (F=0.552), STI symptoms (F=0.448), number of sexual partners (F=0.616), sharps sharing (F=0.398) and being a victim of sexual violence (F=0.347) were validated. CONCLUSIONS: the instrument proved to be validated, being able to identify vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in homeless people.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pessoas Mal Alojadas
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Bras Enferm
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil