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0104/2018 - Psychometric Evaluation of Brazilian Version of “Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire”.
Avaliação Psicométrica da versão brasileira do “Questionário sobre Conhecimento de Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis”.

Author:

• Lisiane Ortiz Teixeira - Teixeira, Lisiane Ortiz - <lisiane_ortiz@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Vera Lúcia Marques de Figueiredo - Figueiredo, VLM - <verafig@terra.com.br>
• Carla Vitola - Vitola, Carla - <carlavg@brturbo.com.br>
• Raul Andres Mendoza Sassi - Mendoza, R.A.M - <ramsassi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-9056


Abstract:

This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire (STD-KQ). Participated a convenience sample of 429 students of a Brazilian public university. The Exploratory Factor Analysis suggested one factor solution (variance explained = 61.1%, eigenvalue = 7.2), confirmed by the confirmatory analysis (Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.04; Comparative Fit Index = 0.91; Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.90; Standardized Root Mean Square Residual = 0.05). Five items present charges less than 0.30 and was eliminated. The instrument demonstrated internal consistency (Composite reliability = 0.97; Cronbach’s alpha = 0.83) and temporal stability (Pearson correlation = 0.86; kappa = 0.16) over a brief period. The knowledge significantly varies by age, sex and course. In conclusion, the present study highlight the satisfactory psychometric proprieties of the Brazilian version of STD-KQ in university students.

Keywords:

Statistical Factor Analysis; Knowledge; Sexuallity Transmitted Disease; Validation Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires.

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Teixeira, Lisiane Ortiz, Figueiredo, VLM, Vitola, Carla, Mendoza, R.A.M. Psychometric Evaluation of Brazilian Version of “Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire”.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Feb). [Citado em 13/08/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/psychometric-evaluation-of-brazilian-version-of-sexually-transmitted-disease-knowledge-questionnaire/16637



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