HIV Literacy Test
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Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Pronunciation, Numeracy, Information seeking: Document
Specific context:
HIV
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil, Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
16
Sample size in validation study:
319
Language of validated version:
Portuguese
Main article reference
Tique, J.A., Howard, L.M., Gaveta, S., Sidat, M., Rothman, R.L., Vermund, S.H., & Ciampa, P.J. (2016). Measuring Health Literacy Among Adults with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Literacy Test. AIDS and Behavior.
Corresponding author
Jose Tique
Description
HL measure that assesses literacy-related tasks needed to participate in HIV care
Year Measure first Published: 2016
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
A score of 15 or less corresponds to the US equivalent of kindergarten or less skills.
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Mozambique
Content validity:
Developed in 3 main phases. Phase 1: 35 items were generated in English and translated into Portuguese then back-translated. Redudant items were removed. Phase 2: The team conducted cognitive-based assesments. Phase 3: The team assesed the internal reliability and construct validity of the measure.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.87
Reliability notes:
The HIV-LT had excellent internal consistency (KR-20 = 0.87).
