The attitudes toward pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) scale: development and validation

Jaspal, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8463-9519, Lopes, B and Maatouk, I, 2019. The attitudes toward pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) scale: development and validation. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 18 (2), pp. 197-205. ISSN 1538-1501

Preview

Text 1313607_Jaspal.pdf - Post-print Download (254kB) | Preview

Abstract

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a novel, clinically effective biomedical HIV prevention tool but it has not met with widespread public acceptance. In this article, the results of a study designed to develop a scale for measuring attitudes toward PrEP is presented. The psychometric properties of the scale are described for use in both the general population and in-patient samples. Two hundred twenty-two university students completed the Attitudes toward PrEP Scale (APS) and additional measures of attitudes toward gay men, Black Africans, and condom use. The APS comprised three factors (Attitudes toward the Science of PrEP, Perception of Sexual Health Risks of PrEP, and Perception of Dangerous Effects of PrEP), which explained 49.31% of the variance. The 14-item APS had a good internal consistency, α = .72, and satisfactory concurrent validity with measures of condom use, and attitudes toward social groups associated with PrEP. Additional studies in other nonstudent samples are required to assess the external validity of the scale.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services
Creators:	Jaspal, R., Lopes, B. and Maatouk, I.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Date:	2019
Volume:	18
Number:	2
ISSN:	1538-1501
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/15381501.2019.1596861 DOI 1313607 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	06 Apr 2020 09:19
Last Modified:	14 Apr 2020 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/39562

Actions (login required)

Edit View

Statistics

Views

Downloads